SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORGANIZING, NAVIGATING AND ANALYZING DATA

An information resource (IR) and method, and a graphical user interface for accessing data from the information resource. The IR is a collection of data (typically data relating to an entity, such as various securities and company performance data), stored at one or more Web sites or linked. A graphical user interface (GUI) presents to a user a hierarchical arrangement of the data (e.g., company and/or security performance) and analytical tools for their evaluation. The levels of the hierarchy correspond to absolute or comparative degrees of performance. In an embodiment, a Web site is provided having a page which, when addressed by a client browser, provides or serves up a GUI; and in the GUI, parameters to be evaluated are arranged along a first vector and for each said parameter, a plurality of selectable analytical tools are arranged along a second vector.