tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post7426403993693931354..comments2024-03-28T17:13:01.117+10:00Comments on Condensed concepts: All rankings should include error barsRoss H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-40317593287002010092015-12-09T15:22:22.699+10:002015-12-09T15:22:22.699+10:00Ben, Thanks for the comment.
Reading the papers do...Ben, Thanks for the comment.<br />Reading the papers does not work for the REF because the assessors are "reading" a ridiculously large number of papers. <br />I think reading a couple of select papers should be done for specific individuals, e.g. in promotion decisions. Indeed, an idealist would argue that this won't be much work because if the applicant has actually done something worthwhile the expert assessor will have already read the papers because they are of interest and value to her.Ross H. McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-73567424848795071492015-12-08T20:29:19.318+10:002015-12-08T20:29:19.318+10:00In discussions about metrics, it is often suggeste...In discussions about metrics, it is often suggested that instead of using metrics one should just read the papers. I found it really interesting (depressing?) that the THE article suggests that this doesn't work. (At least as implemented in REF.) Because of the most obvious objection to reading things - it takes a lot of time. Ben Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312113344388752854noreply@blogger.com