Scientific Data Ranking Methods
Theory and Applications

Manuela Pavan (Volume editor), Roberto Todeschini (Volume editor)

9780444530202, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 28 November 2008

224 pages
24 x 16.5 x 2 cm, 0.58 kg

This volume presents the basic mathematics of ranking methods through a didactic approach and the integration of relevant applications. Ranking methods can be applied in several different fields, including decision support, toxicology, environmental problems, proteomics and genomics, analytical chemistry, food chemistry, and QSAR.

Preface by Manuela Pavan and Roberto Todeschini

Chapter 1
Introduction to Ranking Methods
by L.A. Sarabia, M.S. Sánchez and M.C. Ortiz

Chapter 2
Total Order Ranking Methods
by M. Pavan and R. Todeschini

Chapter 3
Partial Ordering and Hasse Diagrams: Applications in Chemistry and Software
by Rainer Brüggemann, Kristina Voigt and Stefan Pudenz

Chapter 4
Partial Ordering and Prioritizing Polluted Sites
by Lars Carlsen

Chapter 5
Similarity/Diversity Measure for Sequentia Data based on Hasse Matrices : Theory and Applications
by A. Mauri and D. Dallabio

Chapter 6
The Interplay between Partial Ranking and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships
by Lars Carlsen

Chapter 7
Semi-Subordination Sequences in Multi-Measure Priorization Problems
by W.L. Myers adn G.P. Patil

Chapter 8
Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Methods: A Tool for Assessing River Ecosystem Health using Functional Macroinvertebrate Traits
by Sergio Canobbio, Valeria Mezzanotte, Davide Ballabio and Manuela Pavan

Chapter 9
The DART (Decision Analysis by Ranking Techniques) Software
by A. Manganaro, D. Ballabio, V. Consonni, A. Mauri, M. Pavan and R. Todeschini

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Analytical chemistry [PNF], Applied mathematics [PBW], Medical toxicology [MMGT]