An apparatus for processing a set of data values, a data value representing a physiological measure of a body fluid at a time instant, comprising: an estimated probability function calculator for calculating an estimated probability function associated with the set of data values; a transform calculator for calculating a non-linear transform rule using a predetermined target probability function being different from the estimated probability function, so that the probability function of a set of transform data values is closer to the target probability function than the estimated probability function; and a transformer for applying the transform rule to the set of data values or to at least one further data value not included in the set of data values and sampled at the different time instant from the time instants for the set of data values to obtain at least one transformed value representing the physiological measure.各データ値が被検体の状態の生理学的尺度を一度に表す時系列のデータ値を用いて状態表示を生成する装置であって、時系列のデータ値を、変換後のデータ値系列により表される生理学的尺度の時間経過における特定の特性が、変換前の時間経過における特性よりも線形となる変換規則を用いて変換する変換器(132)と、変換後のデータ値系列に対する推定変化率を計算する変化率計算器(135)と、推定変化率を処理して状態表示を出力するプロセッサ(137)と、を備える。