#1 Get a pencil / paper #2 divide them up ; )
how i would do it. On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Mischa Uppelschoten ext 10 < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As a variation on Charlie's suggestion, I'd like to propose assigning > points to individual students for having a certain value for a > characteristic: > > points = total population / group size > > Assume 400 students: 200 Europeans, 100 Asians, 50 Africans, 50 Oceanians. > > Europeans: 400/200: 2 points each. > Asians: 400/100: 4 points > etc. > > Repeat this for every characteristic. In the end, every student will have > accumulated points for uniqueness. You want to assign the high point > students to their own group first because they are very valueable from a > uniqueness standpoint. > > So distribute the top 25 unique students over 25 groups first, then > randomly distribute the next 25 students over the groups etc. > > I realize that you are giving more total points to characteristics with > more possible values but I think that still achieves the goal of making each > group as diverse as possible. The benefit is that the above method is fairly > easy to program and with two tables and a bit of sql and some CF loops the > overall goal can be achieved. > > I'm curious about how you end up doing it! > Good luck! > Mischa. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?falogin.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Steve Ross web application & interface developer http://blog.stevensross.com [mobile] 404-488-4364 [fax] (404) 592-6885 [ AIM / Yahoo! : zeriumsteven ] [googleTalk : nowhiding ] ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
