RECONSIDERING THE USE OF RANKINGS IN THE VALUATION OF HEALTH STATES: A MODEL FOR ESTIMATING CARDINAL VALUES FROM ORDINAL DATA

Reconsidering the use of rankings in the valuation of health states: a model for estimating cardinal values from ordinal data

Abstract Background In survey studies on health-state valuations, ordinal ranking exercises often are used as precursors to other elicitation methods such as the time trade-off (TTO) or standard gamble, but the ranking data have not been used in deriving cardinal valuations.This study reconsiders the role of ordinal ranks in valuing health and intr

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Design of Control System for Preliminary Research Device of Magnetic Confinement Deuterium-Deuterium Fusion Neutron Source

ObjectivesThe preliminary research device of magnetic confinement deuterium-deuterium fusion neutron source is a novel neutron source preliminary research device based on field-reversed Bike Accessories - Trainers configuration (FRC) cascade magnetic compression.It aims to leverage the experiences from the first-phase construction to enhance system

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