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MaxDiff

The MaxDiff is a long-established theory in mathematical psychology with very specific assumptions about how people make choices: it assumes that respondents evaluate all possible pairs of items within the displayed set and choose the pair that reflects the maximum difference in preference or importance. It may be thought of as a variation of the method…

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Relationship to best–worst scaling ("MaxDiff" surveys)

Best–worst scaling
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Overview

Paired ComparisonsThurstonian scaling model
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Relationship to best–worst scaling ("MaxDiff" surveys)

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MaxDiff

Nodes6
Edges5
Triples23
Avg. degree1.67
Density0.333333
Components1

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MaxDiff

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related to overview · 12
MaxDiff → All, Ennis, Frijters, In, Mullen, Other, Richardson, Richardson's, The, There, This, Thurstonian
related to Relationship to best–worst scaling ("MaxDiff" surveys) · 9
MaxDiff → Assuming, BWS, Early, Indeed, Instead, Marley's, Or, Respondents, Thus
is a · 2
MaxDiff → long-established theory in mathematical psychology with very specific assumptions about how people make choices, subset of BWS

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items method paired comparisons possible choice may five implied best worst most-least pairs scaling model respondents pair n-1 set respondent

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MaxDiffis along-established theory in mathematical psychology with very specific assumptions about how people make choices0.90text
MaxDiffis asubset of BWS0.90text
MaxDiffrelated to overviewIn0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewRichardson0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewThe0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewEnnis0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewMullen0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewFrijters0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewThurstonian0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewRichardson's0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewThis0.60section
MaxDiffrelated to overviewOther0.60section

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