After determining the final set of attributes, the selection and description of attribute levels were discussed and confirmed/approved.
Descriptions of attributes of RepeatMasker and Censor can be found in Tables 2 and 3 [ 8, 9].
As "brief descriptions of attributes and their levels could never do justice to the complexity of individuals' preferences" (p29).
As most DCE questionnaires present only very brief descriptions of attributes, there is some variation in how the attributes and levels will be interpreted by respondents.
This was a two-step process: 1) confirming which themes would be most appropriate for inclusion as attributes in the DCE questionnaire and 2) refining the description of the attributes and attribute levels.
A summary is showed in Table 1, which includes data description, number of attributes, number of samples, and the class label distribution.
One decision rule in the form of "A ⇒ B" indicates that "if A, then B," where A is the description of condition attributes and B the description of decision attributes.
The WEB model, with its description of patient attributes and associated competency requirement, opens the way for workforce development to address these attributes through appropriate skills and competences rather than simply considering professional labels.
HOUSTON — A day after a judge struck down an Oklahoma law requiring women seeking an abortion to see an ultrasound of the fetus and listen to a description of its attributes, the state said it would appeal the ruling, and Republican lawmakers vowed to pass the law again in a different form.
