This article examines basic features of ranked Conjoint-data, analyzes the adequacy of evaluation methods and proposes improvements for better utilizing the information provided by ranked data. It is shown that commonly used goodness-of-fit measures provide inadequate proxy measures for...

Basic confounding patterns for full-profile conjoint analyses based upon ranking are examined. It is shown that commonly used orthogonal main-effect designs can lead to biased part-worth estimates, especially to an underestimation of less important variables. An alternative design procedure is...

The traditional techniques of calculating quantity and price variances for analyzing deviations of realized profit contribution (actual) from the planned profit contribution only offer the benefit of identifying areas where problems may exist, rather than diagnosing the causes of these problems....