Sorting and filtering as effective rational choice procedures

• Tác giả: Paulo Oliva, Philipp Zahn
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 128.33 Reason and rationality
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2018
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 162228

Tóm tắt

Many online shops offer functionality that help their customers navigate the available alternatives. For instance, options to filter and to sort goods are wide-spread. In this paper we show that sorting and filtering can be used by rational consumers to find their most preferred choice -- quickly. We characterize the preferences which can be expressed through filtering and sorting and show that these preferences exhibit a simple and intuitive logical structure.