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Preference based evaluation measures for novelty and diversity

Proceedings of the 36th international ACM SIGIR conference on Research and development in information retrieval, 2013
Novel and diverse document ranking is an effective strategy that involves reducing redundancy in a ranked list to maximize the amount of novel and relevant information available to users. Evaluation for novelty and diversity typically involves an assessor judging each document for relevance against a set of pre-identified subtopics, which may be ...
Praveen Chandar, Ben Carterette
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Methods for assessing relative importance in preference based outcome measures

Quality of Life Research, 1993
This paper reviews issues relevant to preference assessment for utility based measures of health-related quality of life. Cost/utility studies require a common measurement of health outcome, such as the quality adjusted life year (QALY). A key element in the QALY methodology is the measure of preference that estimates subjective health quality ...
R M, Kaplan, D, Feeny, D A, Revicki
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Fuzzy Preference Based Organizational Performance Measurement

2011
This paper introduces a methodology for constructing a multidimesional indicator designed for organizational performance measurement. The methodology involves the application of fuzzy models and methods of their analysis. Its use requires the construction of fuzzy preference relations by means of the comparison of performance measures with respect to a
Roberta O. Parreiras, Petr Ya Ekel
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Racial and ethnic differences in preference-based health status measure

Current Medical Research and Opinion, 2006
To document the racial and ethnic differences in individuals' perception of their general health status assessed by preference-based measures.Using the 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a nationally representative sample of 20 428 people with reported concurrent EuroQol (EQ-5D) US scores were included in the study.
Alex Z, Fu, Michael W, Kattan
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Measurement properties of preference-based measures for economic evaluation in COPD: a systematic review

Quality of Life Research, 2020
Preference-based measures can provide measurements of health-related quality of life and be utilized for cost-effectiveness analyses of interventions in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether generic preference-based measures are reliable, valid, and responsive in COPD.A ...
Ava Mehdipour, Marla K. Beauchamp, Joshua Wald, Nicole Peters, Ayse Kuspinar   +4 more
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Preference‐Based Approaches to Measuring the Benefits of Perinatal Care

Birth, 2003
Abstract: Studies that measure benefits of health care interventions in natural or physical units cannot incorporate the several health changes that might occur within a single measure, and they overlook individuals’ preferences for those health changes. This paper discusses and critically appraises the application of preference‐based approaches to the
Stavros, Petrou, Jane, Henderson
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Preference-Based Health Outcome Measures in Low Back Pain

Spine, 2000
Preference-based health outcome measures were considered in two settings. In the clinical context, utility assessment using the VAS, TTO or SG was described. It is recognized that formal utility assessment is generally not needed in day-to-day clinical practice.
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Preferences-Based Performance Measurement Models

2013
It is shown that the human subjective expectations for the uncertainty events can be described mathematically with the terms of the probability theory and can be inserted into the mathematical theory of von Neumann and Morgenstern. Some examples of utility functions are shown.
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Using Preference-Based Measures to Assess Quality of Life in Stuttering

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to determine whether standard pharmaco-economic preference methods can be used to assess perceived quality of life in stuttering.MethodSeventy-five nonstuttering adults completed a standardized face-to-face interview that included a rating scale, standard gamble, and time trade-off preference measures for 4 health ...
Robin E, Bramlett, Anne K, Bothe, Duska M, Franic   +2 more
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