Restricted unfolding: Preference analysis with optimal transformations of preferences and attributes

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-92

  Busing, Frank M T A ^a   Heiser, Willem J ^a   Cleaver, Graham ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Optimal transformations; Preference models; Property fitting; Restrictions; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350610651     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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