Sentence examples for the consensus index from inspiring English sources
For the consensus index, we used the minimum overlapping extent of the three indices.
The averaging effect of the consensus index (Ic) is visible in a more balanced hazard zonation (Fig. 3g,h).
To determine DMs' weights, a linear goal programming model is established by maximizing the consensus index of group of DMs.
For instance, let's take a look at the Consensus Index which, as of June 3, reported that 73 percent of investors are feeling "bullish".
Using the forecasts of the ground thermal regime23, a consensus of three geohazard indices (Methods), and infrastructure data products we identified central infrastructure hazard areas (i.e., areas of near-surface permafrost thaw and high hazard indicated by the consensus index) and quantified infrastructure elements potentially at risk owing to climate change.
The consensus index level is 63.3, the same level reported in May.
Then, the consensus indices are calculated from three levels based on the individual fuzzy reciprocal preference relations and the collective one.
We analysed the consensus for answers in the online questionnaire using a consensus index following the method proposed by Tastle and Wierman [ 23].
The consensus was highest for the ability of current scientific methods to predict the magnitude of the increase in the frequency of acute asthma and respiratory morbidity as a result of increased exposure to mould and spores in buildings, where 13 out of 16 experts answered that we have high ability to predict the magnitude of this effect (consensus index 0.85).
Finally, due to the different strengths and weaknesses of the Is, Ir and Ia we computed a consensus index (Ic) using information from all the three indices.
An unexpectedly low consensus index was detected for the questions related to the role of exposure to environmental level of arsenic (0.43), radon (0.54), and PM2.5 (0.27) on lung cancer risk and for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) on breast cancer (0.51).
