A dynamic delphi process utilizing a modified thurstone scaling method: Collaborative judgement in emergency response

Intelligent Human Computer Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2007 Academic Proceedings Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 7-15

  White, Connie ^a   Turoff, Murray ^a   Van De Walle, Bartel ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Decision support; Delphi; Emergency response system; Group support system; Incomplete data; Judgment; Paired comparisons; Thurstone's Law of Comparative Judgment; Time series; Ubiquitous

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; TIME SERIES;

COLLABORATION; DECISION SUPPORTS; DELPHI; EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS; GROUP SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INCOMPLETE DATA; JUDGMENT; PAIRED COMPARISON; THURSTONE'S LAW OF COMPARATIVE JUDGMENT; UBIQUITOUS;

EMERGENCY SERVICES;

EID: 84905647316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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