Patent attributes
A method for execution by a computer of a database management system includes obtaining a dataset that includes a set of data records, where the data set is associated with a set of data characteristics. The method further includes ranking analytical calculations of a list of analytical calculations that are able to be executed on the dataset based on the set of data characteristics and a set of analytical calculation characteristics associated with the list of analytical calculations to produce a ranked list of analytical calculations. The method further includes selecting an analytical calculation from the ranked list of analytical calculations based on the ranking. The method further includes executing the selected analytical calculation on the dataset to produce an analytical calculation result.