Using the preferences of North Carolina environmental decision-makers and a total phosphorus criterion variable, the optimal criterion level was between 0.03 mg/L and 0.07 mg/L.
However, in multi-attribute health status classification systems, such as the HUI2 and HUI3, the patient provides the assessment of his or her health state and then a multi-attribute utility function (which has been estimated using the preferences of general population) is used to evaluate the health state [ 25].
And they use the preferences of their local employees, as well as a commitment to children and the arts, as their guides.
Instead of using the preference-based weights from the panel sessions, each criterion was assigned an equal weight.
According to the recommendations for quality of life analyses in clinical studies we used the preference weights of a European sample [ 41, 42].
The analyses with only filter as the numerator used the preference order of filter only, always, mainly, both, equally, and ever, while the analyses with ever filter as the numerator used the reverse preference.
We used the preference score as the index of the evaluation, which is the frequency of the selected signal.
Moreover, using the 'average' preference of a representative sample of the general public avoids any self-interest that might be associated with decision-making.
The second step removes irrelevant books from the CF-based list using the keyword preferences of individual members.
Contingent valuation (CV) uses the stated preference of the individual to elicit the monetary valuation of health improvements.
