A Generalized Approach to Maximum Likelihood Paired Comparison Ranking
成对比较排序的极大似然估计:一种广义方法
In many situations one is faced with the task of constructing a linear order, or ranking, of n objects based on data derived from a paired comparison experiment. Alternatively, one may desire to estimate the preference relation on the set of objects. Numerous criteria appear in the literature, and in practice, under which rankings or preferences may be selected. The main emphasis of this paper is on developing a general approach to maximum likelihood estimation of rankings…