A powerful research tool.

As illustrated by the 47 projects listed below, 1000Minds is useful for research involving Multi-Criteria Decision-Making or Conjoint Analysis.

1000Minds academic awards are available to approved academic and student users.

If you’d like to cite 1000Minds in your research, here’s the reference to 1000Minds’ algorithms:

P Hansen & F Ombler (2009), “A new method for scoring multi-attribute value models using pairwise rankings of alternatives”, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis 15, 87-107

The following are examples of research undertaken using 1000Minds.

Australian National University

Q Grafton, “Implementing harvest transition paths to BMEY (biomass providing maximum sustainable economic yield) in Commonwealth fisheries”, 2008
J Drysdale, “Sustainable development or resource cursed? An exploration of Timor-Leste’s institutional choices”, PhD (Environmental Science), 2007

Colorado State University-Pueblo

B Burke & C Mauritz, “User preferences and changes in University Library opening and closing times”, MBA, Economics for Managers project, 2009

L Corradino, J Schaefer & Thorsten Zeller, “Using conjoint analysis to calculate the tuition elasticity of demand for CSU-Pueblo MBA Students”, MBA, Economics for Managers project, 2009

V Eidt, D Jahn, B Kraus, M Kreitmeyr, M Schwittey & F Unterholzner, “Recruiting students for the CSU-Pueblo MBA Program: A conjoint study of potential international students from the University of Augsburg and the Johannes Gutenberg University-Mainz”, MBA, Economics for Managers project, 2009

A Gartin, B Schleich & P Ecken, “A conjoint analysis of travel-agency customer preferences for Caribbean vacation packages”, MBA, Economics for Managers project, 2009

Croatia University of Zagreb

A Kramo, “Customers’ pricing decisions and future profit planning”, MBA, 2009

Dunedin City Council

A Christofferson, “Housing choice in Dunedin”, City Planning, District Plan Monitoring Series, Research Report 2007/1, Dunedin City Council, 2007

Friedrich-Schiller University

S Freund, “Kundenbewertung im strategischen issue management”, PhD (Marketing), 2006
S Freund, “Measuring medium-term customer value through conjoint analysis”, 2005

The Gertner Institute; Israel Ministry of Health

O Tal & O Golan, “Criteria for priority setting in health – Are there universal criteria for allocating resources for publicly funded healthcare?”, 7th Annual Health Policy Conference, Tel Aviv, 2008

New Zealand Ministry of Health

R Naden, A Barber, R Paterson et al. “Assigning clinical priority: a systematic methodology”, 6th International Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Toronto, 2006

A Barber, F Doolan Noble, R Stewart, G Wilkins, R Naden & D North. “Prioritisation for coronary artery bypass surgery: can the process be improved?”, 5th International Conference on Priorities in Health Care, Wellington, 2004

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

C Smith, “Revealing monetary policy preferences”, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series DP2009/01

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Y Sarig, I Priel, O Pliskin & E Hayun, “Zion 2 – Surveillance satellite project management”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

A Shteinman, “Green Fleet – electric vehicles fleet”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

D Feinstein, “Developing an atmospheric modeling system”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

H Peleg, E Birenbaum, H Aharonov & A Kostianovsky, “Delek Green – residential solar electric power system”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

L Roditi, “Generic sonar simulator”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

Z Bareket, L Dgany & B Dveer, “Green Car – ‘green’ alternatives for gasoline cars”, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering project, 2008-9

University of Calgary; Calgary Health Region; Western Canada Waiting List Project

T Nosewothy, C De Coster & R Naden (2009), “Priority-setting tools for improving access to medical specialists”, Poster Presentation, 6th Health Technology Assessment International Annual Meeting, Singapore, 2009, Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore 38, S78

C De Coster & T Noseworthy, “Improving wait times in the referral-consultation process: WCWL priority referral scores”, Taming of the Queue VI: Improving Patient Flow, 6th National Invitational Conference on Wait Time Measurement, Monitoring & Management, Ottawa, 2009

C De Coster, A Fitzgerald & T Noseworthy, “Developing priority-setting referral tools for medical specialities”, Canadian Association for Health Services & Policy Research Conference, Gatineau, 2008

A Fitzgerald, C De Coster, R Naden & T Noseworthy, “Priority-setting for referrals from primary care providers to rheumatologists”, American College of Rheumatology, 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco

University of Otago

Bio-Statistics

P Herbison, “Can 1000Minds be used to provide a valid ranking of studies by risk of bias?”, Joint Meeting of the Cochrane Statistical Methods Group & the UK Meta-Analysis in Medicine Group, 2008

P Herbison, P Hansen, J Hay-Smith, M Lauti, F Ombler & D Wilson, “A new method for combining multiple outcomes to obtain overall results from randomised trials for chronic conditions”, 2008

Design Studies

D Willan, “StarDraft”, Bachelor of Applied Sciences, Strategic Design project, 2009

Dunedin School of Medicine

A Barazanchi, F Brown, L Edmonds, G Hemachandra, S McDowell, R Nancekivell, J Roberts, M Shwarb, D Smith & O Yassaie, “Comparison of a citizens’ jury with a formal decision-theoretic approach (1000Minds) for prioritising health technologies”, Trainee Intern Research Project, 2009

Economics

J-J Soon, “The determinants of international students’ non-return to their home countries”, PhD, 2009-

T Sullivan, “Health technology prioritisation”, PhD, 2009-

B Wells, “Understanding variations in stated willingness-to-pay for energy efficiency”, Honours, 2000

P Thorsnes, C Smithies & T Bishop, “Market and householder valuation of improvements in home heating efficiency”, 2007-8

C Smithies, “Generation of cardinal value data from ordinal rankings”, PhD, 2004-

Geography

R Morgan & N Fletcher, “Evaluating software to capture value preferences”, 29th Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment, 2009
N Fletcher & R Morgan, “Characterising value preferences in impact assessment: Evaluation of the 1000Minds software package”, NZ Association for Impact Assessment Conference, 2008
N Fletcher, “Assessing 1000Minds in the environmental impact assessment process: deriving and modeling the environmental preferences of a community”, Master of Science, 2007-8 (news1, 2, 3)

A Christofferson, “Analysing residential preferences”, Master of Regional & Resource Planning, 2006

Marketing

M Li, “Changes in consumers’ attitudes and behaviours over time towards products and services in the beauty industry”, Master of Business, 2009

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

E Bailey, L Herlihy, J Nam & J Sanjines Cerruto, “Oceana Gold: forecast analysis”, Managerial Economics project, 2009

P Blanchet, “Mustang versus CJ2+”, Managerial Economics project, 2009

T Calder, “Otago University Rugby Football Club Inc: objectives for a modern rugby club”, Managerial Economics project, 2009

C Hirschmann, “A conjoint analysis of customer preferences for software as a service”, Research & consultancy project, 2008

K Mailepors, “Emerging trends in Gen Y: influences of the worldwide recession”, Research & consultancy project, 2009

K Mailepors, “The million dollar solution to new manager failure: practical and consistent methods of decision-making”, Managerial Economics project, 2009

R Tokona, B Chapman, L Douglas & C Dubyk, “Sentencing criteria for prison inmates”, Managerial Economics project, 2009

D Thompson, “Resource allocation within the professional sports industry, a conjoint-analysis approach to generate a more relevant decision-making process” Managerial Economics project, 2009

Zoology

T Byrne, “Development and comparison of approaches to the genetic improvement of sheep”, PhD, 2009-