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6 months ago Moulinath Banerjee via STS EJMS ejms-no-reply@vtex.lt Wed, May 15, 6:00 PM (13 hours ago) to me
Dear Robin Hankin,
Thank you for submitting your paper "A simplified Plackett-Luce likelihood function for rank orders" for possible publication in Statistical Science.
Your paper while being interesting focuses on a fairly niche area and is unlikely to be of interest to a broader audience. I would suggest submitting to The American Statistician, or a similar outlet.
Thank you for considering Statistical Science as a venue for your work. I wish you success in finding a suitable outlet for publication.
Sincerely, Moulinath Banerjee Editor of Statistical Science
Submission URL: https://www.e-publications.org/ims/submission/STS/
Title: A simplified Plackett-Luce likelihood function for rank orders
Authors: Robin Hankin (0000-0001-5982-0415)
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inst/hankin-sts.texandinst/hankin-sts.Rmdto Statistical Science, with a note for it to be considered as a "short communication". Email from the editorial bot:Please, do not reply to this email.
Dear Robin Hankin,
Thank you for your submission of the article "A simplified Plackett-Luce likelihood function for rank orders" (manuscript ID STS2404-008) to Statistical Science.
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Submission URL: https://www.e-publications.org/ims/submission/STS/
Title: A simplified Plackett-Luce likelihood function for rank orders
Authors: Robin Hankin (0000-0001-5982-0415)
Abstract: Here a simplification of the Plackett--Luce likelihood functions for order statistics is proposed. We consider a field of $n+1$ entities that are ordered in some way [the preferred example is competitors in a running race, ordered by time of crossing the finishing line]. One entity is of particular interest to us: the "focal entity'', or focal competitor. We assign Plackett--Luce strength $a$ to the focal competitor and $b$ to all others; we require $a+b=1$. The associated inference problem appears to have a wide range of applications and I present some analysis of datasets drawn from the fields of Olympic athletics, education, and Formula 1 motor racing.