Selecting universities: personal preference and rankings
Peter Huggins, Lior Pachter
TL;DR
This paper explores how polyhedral geometry can quantify the influence of personal preferences on university rankings, offering a new analytical tool for students and institutions to evaluate rankings like US News and World Report.
Contribution
It introduces a polyhedral geometric approach to analyze and assess the dependence of university rankings on individual preferences.
Findings
Polyhedral models effectively quantify preference influence.
The method provides insights into ranking sensitivities.
Applicable to US News and World Report rankings.
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.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Algebra and Logic · Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge