Selecting universities: personal preference and rankings
Combinatorics
2008-05-08 v1
Abstract
Polyhedral geometry can be used to quantitatively assess the dependence of rankings on personal preference, and provides a tool for both students and universities to assess US News and World Report rankings.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0805.1026,
title = {Selecting universities: personal preference and rankings},
author = {Peter Huggins and Lior Pachter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.1026},
year = {2008}
}
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