Bernhard Schieber

Nominal Group Ranking as Consensus

Knowledge

An aggregate nominal group ranking is a result under a scoring rule, not evidence of consensus. Preserve individual variation and explain whether participants ranked or rated items. Use the ordering as input to a decision without treating it as causality, public representation, or unanimous acceptance.

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Editorial orientation · Family

Tool

In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.

Editorial orientation · Category

Intervention Methods & Practices

Organizes actions intended to facilitate, plan, train, negotiate, coordinate or change a situation. It connects a practical purpose with a way of working, whose conditions and consequences must be examined.

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