Score

Revision as of 03:41, 16 October 2003 by Jukeboksi (talk | contribs) (introducing fixed and variable ranges)

Scores are features of most entities

A Score is included in the campaign (or comment) feature, but it could also be a distinct feature.

It's basically just some range of integer numbers where a small number indicates dislike and a large number indicates liking something. They could be applied to types of countries for instance.

Alternate schemes proposed

A Fixed, Simle range

One idea is to use a seven step system for scores as follows:

  • -3 Boycott
  • -2 Strong Avoid
  • -1 Avoid
  • 0 Neutral
  • 1 Support
  • 2 Strong Support
  • 3 Endorse

Variable, relative range

Variations are

  • A range from -1 to 1, using real values as score
  • A range from -100 to 100 using integers as score
  • Other shceme

A fixed range could be converted to a relative range by dividing the score with abs(max) or abs(minimum) and multiplying it by the the maximum value of the fixed range