Taxonorics: I. Formulation of Criteria

doi:10.1001/archinte.1970.00310100125018

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Vol. 126 No. 4, October 1970

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Taxonorics

I. Formulation of Criteria

Alvan R. Feinstein, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1970;126(4):679-693.

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Introduction
Basic strategy
1. Selection of topics
2. Specificationof purpose
3. Choice of intermediatetransfers
4. Developmentof criteria
The morphology of data
1. Primary expression
2. Scales of categories
1. Unranked data
2. 1. Existential
  2. Nominal
3. Ranked data
4. 1. Ordinal
  2. Metric
The conversion ofdata
1. Homologous conversion
2. 1. Preservation
  2. Translation
  3. Conjunction
3. 1. Heterologous conversion
  2. 1. Transformation
    2. 1. Designation
      2. Incorporation
      1. Expansion
      2. Cluster
4. 1. Transduction
  2. 1. Appraisal
    2. Inference
The construction of criteria
1. Principles of justification
1. Peremptory assignment
Internal comparison
Consensual validation
Extrinsic documentation
1. Operational procedures
1. Eligibility
Aggregation
1. Provisionfor imperfect data
Functions of criteria
1. Identificationcriteria
2. Evaluation criteria
3. Transition criteria
4. Managementcriteria
Summary

Introduction

Like every major new medium of technology, the digital computerhas led to new occupations and new intellectual disciplines.Vocationally, it has produced not only the "constituent" occupationsrelated to design, manufacture, sales, and servicing of thecomputer itself, but also the "operational" positions filledby key-punchers, data coders, programmers, and systems analysts.Intellectually, the availability of computers has stimulatedthe . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations

New Haven, Conn

From the Eastern Research Support Center and the Department of Medicine, West Haven (Conn) Veterans Administration Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Footnotes

Received for publication April 8, 1970; accepted April 21.

Part 2 of this communication will appear in the December 1970issue of the Archives.

Reprint requests to 333 Cedar St, New Haven, Conn 06510 (Dr.Feinstein).

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