Ranked preference data arise when a set of judges rank, in order of their preference, a set of objects. Such data arise in preferential voting systems and market research surveys. Covariate data associated with the judges are also often recorded. Such covariate data should be used in conjunction...

The paper introduces a model for forecasting match results for the top tier of men’s professional tennis, the ATP tour. Employing a Bradley-Terry type model, and utilising the data available on players’ past results and the surface of the contest, we predict match winners for the coming...

Investment attitude refers to the way managements of firms value attributes of investment proposals and weigh them in their final appraisal. It seems that among firms in the Netherlands an investment attitude exists that hinders the implementation of energy conservation projects. Using paired...

Investment attitude refers to the way managements of firms value attributes of investment proposals and weigh them in their final appraisal. It seems that among firms in the Netherlands an investment attitude exists that hinders the implementation of energy conservation projects. Using paired...