Scientific Data Ranking Methods

Preface by Manuela Pavan and Roberto Todeschini<br><br>Chapter 1 Introduction to Ranking Methods<br>by L.A. Sarabia, M.S. Sánchez and M.C. Ortiz<br><br>Chapter 2 Total Order Ranking Methods<br>by M. Pavan and R. Todeschini<br><br>Chapter 3 Partial Ordering and Hasse Diagrams: Applications in Chemistry and Software<br>by Rainer Brüggemann, Kristina Voigt and Stefan Pudenz<br><br>Chapter 4 Partial Ordering and Prioritizing Polluted Sites<br>by Lars Carlsen<br><br>Chapter 5 Similarity/Diversity Measure for Sequentia Data based on Hasse Matrices : Theory and Applications<br>by A. Mauri and D. Dallabio<br><br>Chapter 6 The Interplay between Partial Ranking and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships<br>by Lars Carlsen<br><br>Chapter 7 Semi-Subordination Sequences in Multi-Measure Priorization Problems<br>by W.L. Myers adn G.P. Patil<br><br>Chapter 8 Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Methods: A Tool for Assessing River Ecosystem Health using Functional Macroinvertebrate Traits<br>by Sergio Canobbio, Valeria Mezzanotte, Davide Ballabio and Manuela Pavan<br><br>Chapter 9 The DART (Decision Analysis by Ranking Techniques) Software<br>by A. Manganaro, D. Ballabio, V. Consonni, A. Mauri, M. Pavan and R. Todeschini