METHOD OF DISPLAYING MULTI-PARAMETER DATA SETS TO AID IN THE ANALYSIS OF DATA CHARACTERISTICS

The method involves displaying at least three different parameters of particle-related data in multiple two-parameter data fields on a screen for viewing by a user. A position variable cursor is applied to any two-parameter data field and a region of data events is created within the data field by the cursor. Data events in the created region are linked and corresponding data events, defined by all other parameter data fields displayed on the screen, are then located. This method includes visually differentiating the data events in the other data fields which correspond to the data events in the created region of the first data field. This differentiation permits the user to identify these same data events on all of the two-parameter data fields to thereby facilitate visual exploratory data analysis.