Adaptive Q-Sort Matrix Generation: A Simplified Approach
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This paper aims to use the previous work related to the DELPHI method, and, in particular, the Q-Sort method for information retrieval of a panel of experts, to provide a new and simple algorithm to generate Q-Sort matrices that adjust to the size of a given survey to have more questions whose weight is null for the outcome of the round, giving experts the need to prioritise some questions above others in order to reach a consensus in a more direct way.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015