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Determining the Degree of Inconsistency in a Set of Paired Comparisons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Harold B. Gerard  and
Harold N. Shapiro
Harold B. Gerard
Affiliation:
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Harold N. Shapiro
Affiliation:
New York University
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Abstract

Consistency in paired comparison data is defined. Two types of inconsistency which may arise are defined. Computational formulas for these types of inconsistency are derived, and examples illustrating the use of these formulas are presented.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , March 1958 , pp. 33 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © 1958 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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These ideas were developed while the first author was on the staff of the Research Center for Human Relations. The work was made possible by the ONR contract NONR 285(10). The authors are indebted to Jack Moshman for his helpful critical suggestions. The United States Government is authorized to reprint this article in whole or in part.

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