Scientific Data Ranking Methods

Preface by Manuela Pavan and Roberto TodeschiniChapter 1 Introduction to Ranking Methodsby L.A. Sarabia, M.S. Sánchez and M.C. OrtizChapter 2Total Order Ranking Methodsby M. Pavan and R. TodeschiniChapter 3Partial Ordering and Hasse Diagrams: Applications in Chemistry and Softwareby Rainer Brüggemann, Kristina Voigt and Stefan PudenzChapter 4Partial Ordering and Prioritizing Polluted Sitesby Lars CarlsenChapter 5Similarity/Diversity Measure for Sequentia Data based on Hasse Matrices : Theory and Applicationsby A. Mauri and D. DallabioChapter 6The Interplay between Partial Ranking and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships by Lars CarlsenChapter 7Semi-Subordination Sequences in Multi-Measure Priorization Problemsby W.L. Myers adn G.P. PatilChapter 8Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Methods: A Tool for Assessing River Ecosystem Health using Functional Macroinvertebrate Traitsby Sergio Canobbio, Valeria Mezzanotte, Davide Ballabio and Manuela PavanChapter 9The DART (Decision Analysis by Ranking Techniques) Softwareby A. Manganaro, D. Ballabio, V. Consonni, A. Mauri, M. Pavan and R. Todeschini