[Tutor] Matching relational data

[Alan Gauld]

"David Hutto" <smokefloat at gmail.com> wrote

> My problem is how to compare and make the program perceive the
> relation. So, I think what I'm asking is if there is anything 
> similar
> to this in use that anyone knows of, or if anyone has encountered a 
> similar
> problem, and what approach they may have taken?

Its a stats problem.

One of the best programming stats tools is R

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_%28programming_language%29

There is a python bionding for R too.

Although R may be overkill for what you want, but at least
you'll know the theory and math are correct!

HTH,

-- 
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/