In this paper, multi-option probabilistic paired comparison models are presented and applied for prediction. As these models operate on the basis of probabilities, they can estimate the likelihood of future outcomes and thus predict future events. Th...
We study Thurstone-motivated paired comparison models from the perspective of data evaluability, focusing on cases where datasets cannot be directly evaluated. Despite this limitation, such datasets may still contain extractable information. Three ma...
In this paper, paired comparison models with stochastic background are investigated. We focus on the models that allow three options for choice and the parameters are estimated by maximum likelihood method. The existence and uniqueness of the estimat...
This study had two purposes: (1) to develop a forced-choice personality inventory to assess student personality characteristics based on the five-factor (FFM) personality model and (2) to examine its factor structure via the Thurstonian Item Response...
In this paper, we will describe a topological model for elementary particles based on 3-manifolds. Here, we will use Thurston’s geometrization theorem to get a simple picture: fermions as hyperbolic knot complements (a complement C ( K )...
Visual attractiveness perception—an individual’s capacity to recognise and evaluate the visual appeal of urban scene safety—has direct implications for well-being, economic vitality, and social cohesion. However, most empirical stud...