When is best-worst best? A comparison of best-worst scaling, numeric estimation, and rating scales for collection of semantic norms

Best-Worst Scaling More Reliable than Rating Scales: A Case Study on Sentiment Intensity Annotation

Rating scales are a widely used method for data annotation; however, they present several challenges, such as difficulty in maintaining interand intra-annotator consistency. Best–worst scaling (BWS) is an alternative method of annotation that is claimed to produce high-quality annotations while keeping the required number of annotations similar to that of rating scales. However, the veracity of...

Best Practices and Worst Assumptions

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Testing the stability of utility parameters in repeated best, repeated best- worst and one-off best-worst studies

The Best of the Worst or The Worst of the Best

This research examines whether a low-status member in a high-status category (e.g., a low-end Audi) or a high-status member in a low-status category (e.g., a high-end Volkswagen) is favored when they are evaluated separately, holding the objective value of these items constant. Based on the research on brand equity, one might expect that an option introduced under a higher quality brand would g...

Mediation: The Best and Worst of Times

At this period in the evolution of dispute resolution, mediation is in a unique time zone, similar to what Dickens described in a Tale of Two Cities, as the best and worst of times, the seasons of Light and Darkness. It is the best of times, the season of Light and a time of joy in honoring human connections, as mediation is widely embraced in the public and private sectors. From government age...