Who's #1?

• Autores: Amy N. Langville, Carl D. Meyer
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 307, Nº. 1, 2012, págs. 21-21
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the methodologies used in ranking systems and why ratings are necessarily flawed. Topics include entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg's method for ranking women at Harvard University on his website "Facemash," physicist Arpad Elo's ranking system which involves assessing individuals' mean performance, and economist Kenneth Arrow's research which determined that there cannot be an optimal and fair ranking system.