Mingers, J. and O'Brien, F.A. (1995) Creating student groups with similar characteristics: A heuristic approach. Omega - International Journal of Management Science, 23 (3). pp. 313-321. ISSN 0305-0483 .
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Abstract
This paper describes an algorithm for classifying elements with binary valued attributes so that the classes are similar. The problem chosen for discussing is that of allocating students to groups within an educational setting. Individual students are described by a set of binary-valued attributes. The objective of the algorithm is to create working groups which are similar to each other in terms of their mix of student attributes. The algorithm uses an information theory measure. The paper also compares the performance of the algorithm to a goal programming formulation of the problem
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled keywords: | Combinatorial Analysis; Education; Goal programming; Heuristics; Set Partitioning |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HA Statistics > HA33 Management Science |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > Kent Business School |
| Depositing User: | John Mingers |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2009 15:41 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2010 14:13 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/3888 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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