PREFERENCE
Charles François (2004). PREFERENCE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2615.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2615 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
The election of an alternative among others, according to some criterion.
K. KRIPPENDORFF observes: “Consistent preference orderings are all transitive (e.g. if A > B and B > C, then A > C). Inconsistent preference orderings contain circularities (e.g. A > B, B > C and C > A)” (1986, p.58).
In complex situations, preference orderings can become very tricky, as various criteria can be more or less contradictory or incompatible.