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A General Procedure for Obtaining Paired Comparisons from Multiple Rank Orders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Harold Gulliksen and
Ledyard R Tucker
Harold Gulliksen
Affiliation:
Princeton University and Educational Testing Service
Ledyard R Tucker
Affiliation:
Princeton University and Educational Testing Service
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Abstract

From a theoretical point of view, paired comparisons and the law of comparative judgment provide an excellent approach to the problem of psychological measurement. However, if a reasonably large number of stimuli are to be investigated, paired comparisons become extremely time-consuming and fatiguing to the subjects. A balanced incomplete block design, requiring multiple rank order judgments for each subject, provides an efficient experimental method for obtaining paired comparisons judgments. Features of the analysis proposed for this design are discussed in detail. A program for the analysis is available for the IBM 650 electronic computer.

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Psychometrika , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , June 1961, pp. 173 - 183
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Copyright © 1961 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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Prepared in connection with research done under Office of Naval Research Contract Nonr 1858-(15), Project Designation NR 150-088, and National Science Foundation Grant G-3407. Reproduction of any part of this material is permitted for any purpose of the United States Government.

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Now at the University of Illinois.

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