The historical development of the EER program, from its initiative as WSU’s first Ed. D., to its growth with the Ph. D. and master’s program, was well documented (Irwin, 1960). The importance of the EER doctoral program was established, in terms of its role in the COE, within WS…
This research seeks to test the effectiveness of a proposed hybrid Variable Neighborhood Search (VNS) / Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm on a wide range of Quadratic Assignment Problem (QAP) instances. Known as Variable Neighborhood Search - Ranked Ant Colonies (VNS-RAC),…
Part I Ranking data, which result from m raters ranking n items, are difficult to visualize due to their discrete algebraic structure, and the computational difficulties associated with them when n is large. This problem becomes worse when raters provide tied rankings or not all…
Analyzing and Modeling Rank Data is the first single-source volume to fully address this prevalent practice in both its analytical and modeling aspects. The information discussed presents the use of data consisting of rankings in such diverse fields as psychology, animal science…