System and method for data analysis, manipulation, and visualization

Abstract

Systems and methods for data analysis, including data retrieval, dynamic scripting and execution, mining, storing, and visualization are disclosed. One embodiment of this invention provides an integrated software solution for managing high volumes of numerical data quickly and efficiently. Another embodiment provides a complete and flexible solution for data acquisition, management, and manipulation. A further embodiment provides various views of assay data derived from a molecular discovery process.

1 . A virtual assay plate system, the assay plate comprising a plurality of wells, the system comprising: 
 a user interface comprising a virtual representation of the assay plate and means for inputting data relating to the composition of each well.    
   
   
       2 . An interactive data display system for viewing data relating to plurality of analyses comprising: 
 alphanumeric data displays relating to at least a first analysis and a second analysis and graphical data displays relating to at least the first analysis and the second analysis;    wherein the graphical data and the alphanumeric data are linked such that manipulation of the graphical data display will modify the corresponding alphanumeric data.    
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein manipulation of the alphanumeric data display will modify the corresponding graphical data.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 2  further comprising displaying alphanumeric data relating to additional analyses and displaying corresponding graphical data relating to the additional analyses.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 4  comprising displaying alphanumeric data and graphical data for at least 15 analyses.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5  comprising displaying alphanumeric data and graphical data for at least 20 analyses.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 2  further comprising a data generation and analysis system for generating the alphanumeric data displays.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 2  further comprising a data generation and analysis system for generating the graphical data displays.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8  further comprising a data generation and analysis system for generating the graphical data displays.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 9  wherein the data generation and analysis system for generating the alphanumeric data displays comprises a different system than the data generation and analysis system for generating the graphical data displays.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 2  wherein the analyses comprise analysis of biological activity.  
   
   
       12 . An interactive display system for visualizing data comprising: 
 a display comprising a plurality of sections wherein each section includes at least a portion of the attributes of the display.    
   
   
       13 . The display of  claim 12  wherein at least one section comprises graphical data and at least one section comprises alphanumeric data.  
   
   
       14 . The display of  claim 13  wherein the system is linked to a database and the graphical and alphanumeric data are obtained by accessing the database.  
   
   
       15 . The display of  claim 12  wherein the attributes of the display comprise at least one of: images; objects; fields; labels; controls; hyperlinks; components; and/or options.