Ordinal Ranking Method/Quality of Life Measures

1.  How does the Ordinal Ranking Method work?  What are the steps?

2.  What is meant by Quality of Life? 

3.  How can the environment be included in QOL studies?  Are QOL studies limited to humans? Explain.

4.  How can QOL be measured?  What information and knowledge is needed for this exercise?

5.  What is the meant by utility measures in this methodology and why are they used?

6.  What is the difference between relative and absolute weights?  How are the related?

7.  Is ordinal ranking the only way of creating QOL measures?

8.  Why might we conclude that QOL measures might require geographic display in order to fully understand them?