A formalization of consensus index methods

DOI10.1007/BF02460032zbMath0572.62052OpenAlexW4239619419MaRDI QIDQ1062389

William H. E. Day, Fred R. McMorris

Publication date: 1985

Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02460032

zbMATH Keywords

taxonomyaxiomsformalizationclassificationsconsensus indexconsensus methodmeasure of agreementparadigmsprofile objects

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classification and discrimination; cluster analysis (statistical aspects) (62H30) Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10) Other natural sciences (mathematical treatment) (92F05)

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