The WQI primarily used in Malaysia, also referred to as the Malaysian Department of Environment-Water Quality Index (DOE-WQI), is an opinion-poll formula where a panel of experts is consulted on the choice of parameters and on the weightage to each parameter (DOE 1985).
The seating arrangement was determined by the relative strength of the candidates in a collection of polls, a formula that relegated Mr. Perry to the side.
"I did not take a poll, or develop an arbitrary formula that might sound good.
— The Bowl Championship Series meetings usually revolve around minutiae, like who will be voting in the Harris college football poll and how the standings formula will be tweaked.
Of that bunch, Oklahoma, ranked No. 2 by The Times's computer, has emerged as the team that has to worry the least about the B.C.S. formula, which combines poll average, computer-ranking average, schedule strength, losses and quality victories.
The B.C.S. formula incorporates two polls (members of the news media by The Associated Press, and football coaches by ESPN/ USA Today), eight computer ratings, won-lost records and strength of schedule.
Although it seems likelier than ever that the Barnett formula will endure, polls indicate many English people see the arrangement as unfair.
In total, Euler was responsible for three of the top five formulae in that poll.
The standing is based on a formula that incorporates the Associated Press poll plus the coaches' poll, eight computer rankings, schedule strength and number of losses.
The B.C.S. standing is based on a formula that incorporates the AP poll the coaches' polls, eight computers, strength of schedule, won-lost record and bonus points for big victories.
The lesscluttered formula consists of the Associated Press poll of writers, the ESPN/USA Today poll of coaches and the tally from a combination of six computer polls, with the highest and lowest rankings dropped.
