Timeline for What word do you use to describe higher/lower being 'Better'?
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| Jun 1, 2023 at 15:48 | answer | added | agcgn | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 1, 2023 at 1:59 | answer | added | John Lawler | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 31, 2023 at 22:26 | comment | added | Tuffy | Could you please explain why you think 'higher' and 'lower' are always value ratings? They only serve in that way, when they are used in a context which makes that plain. A higher birth rate can be good in some circumstances and bad in others. Similarly higher or lower rainfall may be beneficial or harmful, depending on the surrounding circumstances. | |
| May 31, 2023 at 20:06 | answer | added | Greybeard | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 31, 2023 at 19:20 | comment | added | Prem | You gave the DataSet Case , where Positive & Negative "Weights/Weightage/Weighting" may work for getting the "Overall Score" when the Parameters involved have "Opposing Polarity". Eg [ Credit Score = (0.5 x Bank balance) + (2.1 x Property value) + (-1.5 x loans Out-Standing) + (-0.1 x late Payment history) ] Here Bank Balance & Property value have Positive Polarity & Positive weight , while loans Out-Standing & late Payment history have Negative Polarity & Negative weight. | |
| May 31, 2023 at 18:32 | comment | added | Jon | @Greybeard I've updated the question to include some example sentences | |
| May 31, 2023 at 18:32 | history | edited | Jon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 31, 2023 at 18:19 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | The two situations are known as the 'more-is-better' and the 'less-is-better' situations. See Wikipedia: 'Less-is-better effect: (Not to be confused with less-is-more effect.) [This] effect is a type of preference reversal that occurs when the lesser or smaller alternative of a proposition is preferred when evaluated separately, but not evaluated together. The term was first proposed by Christopher Hsee.' Obviously, the term 'preference' is relevant to cover the two possibilities (other than 'indifference', but it is over-broad. | |
| May 31, 2023 at 18:07 | history | edited | Edwin Ashworth | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 31, 2023 at 18:03 | comment | added | Greybeard | You need to give an example of the sentence that gives the context in which you will use the word. | |
| May 31, 2023 at 17:38 | history | edited | KillingTime | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S May 31, 2023 at 17:29 | history | asked | Jon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |