Regina is considering different laptop computers before shefinally buys a new laptop. She has collected information about
Question:
Regina is considering different laptop computers before shefinally buys a new laptop. She has collected information about fourdifferent laptops and is focused on five attributes that she thinksare important. She has rated these laptops on the attributes andhas asked you to help her in making a choice. Using the FishbeinMulti-Attribute Model, please answer the question below:
Regina’s Attribute Matrix
Attribute | Importance Weights | HP Pavilion | Dell Latitude | Sony Vaio | Acer Aspire |
Weight | 0.4 | Bad | Very Good | Fair | Very Bad |
Integrated camera | 0.1 | Good | Bad | Very Good | Fair |
Display Resolution | 0.25 | Very Bad | Excellent | Terrible | Good |
Built-In Numeric Keyboard | 0.05 | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Energy Star Compliance | 0.2 | Very Good | Terrible | Good | Terrible |
Q. The first step involved in using Regina’s AttributeMatrix to help her evaluate the different options when using theFishbein Multi-Attribute Model is:
1.Multiplying the attribute values to the scale values andassigning a name to each resulting attribute value.
2. Creating a scale that captures the attribute belief for eachbrand and assigning values to those beliefs.
3. Converting the attribute names to scale values and assigninga value to each attribute name.
4. Converting the attribute beliefs into numbers by assigningincreasing ratings left to right on the grid.
5. Converting the brand names into distinct values.
The Essentials Of Statistics A Tool For Social Research
ISBN: 9781111829568
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Authors: Joseph F. Healey