The defining property of an admissible scoring system is that any individual perceives himself as maximizing his expected score by reporting his true subjective distribution. The use of admissible scoring systems as a measure of probabilistic forecasts is becoming increasingly well-known in those cases where the forecast is a discrete distribution…

Presents a mathematical model of an information retrieval system thought to be general enough to serve as an abstract representation of most document and reference retrieval systems. The model is made up of four components that, in one form or another, appear in every functioning system. (Author)

The purpose of this study is to develop statistical tests for within cluster homogeneity when objects are scored on binary variables. (DEP)

The outbreak of research on "anomalous water," or "polywater," from 1962 to 1974 provides an interesting opportunity for testing the epidemic theory of idea dissemination. (Author)

Nothing short of advanced calculus can reduce coaching success to a formula, if, indeed, it can be done at all. (Author/MJB)

A model of user behavior in demand for library documents based on the economic theory of supply and demand is presented. (KP)

A paradoxical implication of Kraemer's expression for the large-sample standard error of Brogden's form of the biserial correlation is identified, and a new expression is given which does not imply the paradox. However, numerical evidence is presented which calls into question the correctness of the expression. (Author)

An alternative derivation is given for a generalization of the Rasch model which incorporates a guessing parameter. The probability of a correct response to the problem is a projective transformation of the problem difficulty. The ability and difficulty parameters separate into additive components. (Author/JKS)

This paper is concerned with the organization and retrieval of records in document retrieval systems which admit of imprecision in the form of fuzziness in document characterization and retrieval rules. A mathematical model for such systems, based on the theory of fuzzy sets, is introduced. (Author)

A model for test scores called the profile analysis via multidimensional scaling (PAMS) model is described. The model reparameterizes the linear latent variable model in such a way that the latent variables can be interpreted in terms of profile patterns, rather than factors. The model can serve as the basis for exploratory multidimensional…

A revised theory of consumer choice is used to analyze the economic aspects of the medical care market. (BH)

Describes a mathematical model used in statistical prediction. Model is derived from known independent continuously variable quantities having the same distribution. (RS)