Taxonorics:  I. Formulation of Criteria

Outline

1. Introduction

2. Basic strategy

3. • Selection of topics

   • Specification of purpose

   • Choice of intermediate transfers

   • Development of criteria

4. The morphology of data

5. • Primary expression

   • Scales of categories

6. 1. Unranked data

   2. • Existential

      • Nominal

   3. Ranked data

   4. • Ordinal

      • Metric

7. The conversion of data

8. • Homologous conversion

   • 1. Preservation

     2. Translation

     3. Conjunction

   • • Heterologous conversion

     • 1. Transformation

       2. • Designation

          • Incorporation

          1. Expansion

          2. Cluster

   • 1. Transduction

     2. • Appraisal

        • Inference

9. The construction of criteria

10. • Principles of justification

11. 1. Peremptory assignment

12. Internal comparison

13. Consensual validation

14. Extrinsic documentation

15. • Operational procedures

16. 1. Eligibility

17. Aggregation

18. • Provision for imperfect data

19. Functions of criteria

20. • Identification criteria

    • Evaluation criteria

    • Transition criteria

    • Management criteria

21. Summary

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