USER INTERFACE DATA ANALYZER HIGHLIGHTER

A data analyzer highlighter highlights elements of a user interface to enable a user to better understand and analyze the data presented. To do this, a first visualization is generated in a user interface. A configuration panel including elements for selecting statistical techniques is also generated in the user interface. Selections are obtained via the user interface of one or more statistical techniques. Then statistics are determined from the dataset using each of the one or more selected statistical techniques. Rows of data or the columns of data are then sorted based on a number of extreme values in the particular row or column, wherein the extreme value is a minimum value, a maximum value, or an outlier value. A second visualization sorted based on the number of extreme values in the particular row or column is then generated in the user interface.