A Committee Ranking Problem Using Ordinal Utilities.

Abstract

This paper investigates aspects of obtaining a concensus ranking from ordinal rankings supplied by committee members. A procedure for calculating the distance between rankings which are represented by vectors is given along with an algorithm for deriving a min-max concensus ranking. In addition, an approach to the committee ranking problem which makes allowance for weights, partial rankings and multiple attributes is discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044408

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  • Ronald D. Armstrong
  • Wade D. Cook

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  • University of Texas at Austin

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