Workshop/Conference for Probability Models and Statistical Analyses for Ranking Data

排名数据的概率模型和统计分析研讨会/会议该研讨会面向年轻研究人员，包括为期五周的背景课程和一系列关于当前研究主题的讲座。排名数据的五个短期课程是：1)概率模型；2)实验设计与分析；3)基于仿真的方法；4)配对比较；5)独立性测试。目前的研究课题包括搜索引擎的排名方法，与群体表征理论的联系，以及消费者偏好中的随机效应。会议更面向专家，由来自不同领域的邀请和贡献论文组成，包括机器学习、代数和效用理论。贡献的论文强调当前的应用。排名形式的数据可能无处不在：在市场营销中，排名是研究消费者偏好在变化条件下微妙变化的关键；在体育运动中，它决定了从大学队种子到奥运会奖牌的一切；在互联网上，成千上万个类似的网站必须以不同的方式进行排名，以满足不同客户的需求。对这类数据的准确分析需要专门的方法。从历史上看，这些方法的研究分为三个时代：前计算机时代，构建简单的模型，主要基于心理学和经济学的理论；早期的计算机时代，许多模型被分类和实现；而在现代，模型正在为复杂的问题量身定做。研讨会/会议旨在引导年轻研究人员通过不同的文献了解当前的艺术状态。

abstract PI: Joseph Verducciproposal: 0428026Workshop/Conference for Probability Models and Statistical Analyses for Ranking DataThe workshop, geared toward young researchers, is comprised of five week-long background courses and a lecture series of current research topics. The five short courses for ranking data are 1) Probability Models; 2) Experimental Designs and Analysis; 3) Simulation Based Methods; 4) Paired Comparisons; 5) Tests of Independence. Current research topics include Ranking Methods for Search Engines, Connections with the Theory of Group Representations, and Random Effects in Consumer Preferences. The conference, geared more toward specialists, consists of invited and contributed papers from diverse areas, including Machine Learning, Algebra, and Utility Theory. Contributed papers emphasize current applications.Data in the form of rankings may be found everywhere: in marketing, rankings are the key to studying subtle changes in consumer preferences under changing conditions; in sports, for determining everything from college team seedings to Olympic medals; on the internet, thousands of similar sites must be ranked in different ways to meet the needs of diverse clients. Accurate analysis of such data requires specialized methods. Historically these methods were studied in three eras, the pre-computer era, where simple models were constructed, largely based on theories from psychology and economics; the early computer era, where many models were categorized and implemented; and the modern era, where models are being tailored to complex problems. The workshop/conference is designed to lead young researchers through the diverse literature to the current state of the art.