Preprint No. A-00-17

Heiko Großmann, Ulrike Graßhoff, Heinz Holling, Rainer Schwabe

Efficient Paired Comparison Designs for Utility Elicitation

Abstract: In applications often data are available from the comparison of two alternatives rather than the direct valuation of a single object on its own. Experiments have to be designed for these paired comparisons in a different way than for standard situations. In this note we deal with a problem arising from organizational psychology and present an application of design considerations to the estimation of utility functions.

Keywords: paired comparisons, D-optimal design, utility function

Language: ENG

Available: Pr-A-00-17.ps

Contact: Schwabe, Rainer, Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik, Arnimallee 2-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany (schwabe@math.fu-berlin.de)

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