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Showing papers on "Ranking (information retrieval) published in 1972"


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TL;DR: It is argued that the most commonly quoted formulae do not adequately represent the practical situation and are likely to introduce bias into the system as well as tending to make estimating more difficult.
Abstract: . Numerous ranking formulae have been proposed in the literature for use in the evaluation and selection of R& D projects, but their rate of adoption has been relatively slow. This situation appears to be changing in the U.K. and a considerable amount of effort is being expended to improve the methods of obtaining estimates for the variables which appear in the formulae. This paper argues that the most commonly quoted formulae do not adequately represent the practical situation and are likely to introduce bias into the system as well as tending to make estimating more difficult. A modified ranking index derived from a decision tree type of analysis is suggested as a more useful estimate of the worth of a project, but it is concluded that any such formulae will always have serious limitations because they must inevitably ignore important characteristics of the research process.

18 citations


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TL;DR: Careful attention is given to the assumptions underlying the different multiple ranking procedures and the extent to which these assumptions are satisfied by the data generated by simulation experiments.
Abstract: This paper describes the use of multiple ranking procedures to analyze data generated from computer simulation experiments with models of management systems. After outlining the rationale for the use of multiple ranking procedures with computer simulation experiments and defining some basic terminology, we examine several specific multiple ranking procedures. Careful attention is given to the assumptions underlying the different multiple ranking procedures and the extent to which these assumptions are satisfied by the data generated by simulation experiments. An example model is included to illustrate the applicability of multiple ranking procedures to simulation experiments in management science.

14 citations


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TL;DR: If the winner is deleted and the ranks assigned to the remaining individuals are adjusted, then an ordering of the reduced set is obtained and this ordering is said to be consistent with the original ordering if the relative positions of all remainingindividuals are unchanged.

11 citations


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TL;DR: It is emphasized that one cannot conclude from these experiments that term clusters (or equivalently, keyword classifications or thesauruses) are not useful in retrieval, and more encouraging results might be obtained using one or more of the following strategies.

10 citations






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TL;DR: The specimen check-list represents a breakthrough in appraisal because its format minimizes appraiser-errors common in rating, ranking, and essay appraisal methods.
Abstract: The specimen check-list represents a breakthrough in appraisal because its format minimizes appraiser-errors common in rating, ranking, and essay appraisal methods. The specimen check-list requires the appraiser to diagnostically report behavioral incidents observed, based upon prompted recall.