Systems, methods, and computer products that rank and explain dimensions associated with exceptions in multidimensional data. The present invention assists the data analyst by providing a simplified view of the multidimensional data that enables analysis of the important results of data exception exploration. Further, the preferred embodiment of the present invention incorporates the effect of weighting factors associated with the importance of the data along with an analysis of the numerical contribution from each dimension. The weighting factors may be based on data mining results or may be obtained from the user. This enables data analysts to obtain information about the value of the data that is presented.
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