[en] In a first Chapter, we present a critical review of the weighted average when facing distributional performance evaluations measured on an essentially qualitative preference scale. In a second Chapter we develop a general typology of qualitative preference scales between between ordinal and cardinal; from non gradual, non metrifyable, partially gradual, gradual, metrifyable, metric extensive to additive, additive-archemidian and measurable scales. The typology is based on the subjective degree of indeterminateness of the numerical representation of the performance contrasts. In a third Chapter we finally define a typology of subjective outranking situations: elementary, intensive or extensive; based on the corresponding underlying type of the preference measurement scale.
Research center :
LAMSADE
Disciplines :
Quantitative methods in economics & management
Author, co-author :
Bisdorff, Raymond ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC)
Language :
English
Title :
Evaluations distributionnelles sur une échelle de préférence qualitative
Alternative titles :
[en] Distributional performance evaluations on a qualitative preference scale
Defense date :
1981
Number of pages :
200
Institution :
Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
Degree :
Docteur en Méthodologie et Modèles du Management Scientifique