T12, (Teresa)

Question 1

steps?

Answer 1

1. modeling structuring
2. scoring weightning
   –>
   3.

Question 2

scoring?

Answer 2

1. Build a value function
   - -> bisection? (finding middle value)
   - -> assigned a score to that performance as we get as input
   - -> what is a performance
2. compare option directly

Question 3

Macbeth?

Answer 3

1. can compare options directly

- -> problems:

Question 4

problem with adding alternative when comparing options directly?

Answer 4

if you change reference level

–> the weighting of the model will change

Question 5

discriptor of performance? in value function

Answer 5

e. g. apartment
1. cost of apartment
2. no of rooms
3. distance to metro

different descriptors for same performance/category

can be qualitative or quantitative

Question 6

types discriptor?

Answer 6

1. direct, indirect or contructed
   –> direct: sick people
   –> indirect: particles in the air, “cause” , typically needs indicators
   –>constructed: created by
   yourself
2. qualitative, quantitative or pictorial
   - -> quantitative : nr
   - -> qualitaitve:
   - -> pictorial: image scales
3. continous or discrete
   - -> continous function
   - -> discrete descriptor represent by natural numbers

Question 7

pros with descriptors?

Answer 7

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Question 8

cons?

Answer 8

1. difficult to create discriptor

2. the process is not straight forward