Question

1. Match the situation with the most appropriate type of preference order for modeling, chosen from dichotomous, weak ordinal, strong ordinal, cardinal. Show your reasoning.

   1. (i) Choosing a long list of size 30 for a position in your company, out of 60 applicants.

   2. (ii) Making job offers to shortlist candidates where there is a single position to fill.

   3. (iii) Voting in a committee about hiring salespeople based on your prediction of their value to the company.

   4. (iv) Choosing a 3-course meal (main, salad, dessert) with many available similarly priced choices per course, and limited budget.

Answer 1

1. Choosing a long list of size 30 for a position in your company, out of 60 applicants: It i dichotomous type because we can categorize in two way, one is eligible another is not eligible.
2. Making job offers to shortlist candidates where there is a single position to fill: This is strong ordinal data because we can maintain a proper ranking list from the shortlisted candidates only for a single position.
3. Voting in a committee about hiring salespeople based on your prediction of their value to the company: is a cardinal voting electoral system, so this is cardinal type.
4. Choosing a 3-course meal (main, salad, dessert) with many available similarly priced choices per course, and limited budget: This is weak ordinal data, cause we can order it with in the limited budget.