------------------------------------------------------- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html -------------------------------------------------------
<All inall, we have a picture of the good, the bad and the ugly.>[Self] I have since converted the raw scores (parametric percentiles) into weighted average scores (by applying equal 0.2 weights to each of the parameters) to arrive at rank orders for the top 5 MLAs in the HERALD story (viz the ones with at least three parametric percentiles in double digits). This is as follows: 1.Jeetendra Deshprabhu (34.0) 2. Wilfred D'Souza (27.8) 3. Luizinho Faleiro (26.2) 4. Pratapsingh Rane (16.2) 5. Victoria Fernandes (13.0). The next lot (the so-called 'bad' in my categorisation) consists of 6. Manohar Parrikar (24.0) 7.Laxmikant Parsekar (15.6) 8. Atanasio Monserrate (15.4) 9. Matanhy Saldanha (12.2) and 10. Ravi Naik (9.6) The rest are the 'ugly'. These are folks whose parametric percentiles were all under 5. Note that some in the lower end of the 'good' had weighted average scores below those on the top of the 'bad'. We consider that a broad gauged score profile was to be preferred to a spiky one. This also highlights the effect of weights chosen for the parameters. Should they be equal? Or should some be 'heavier' than others? This change will make a difference. In any case our purpose is merely to demonstrate, not to issue a full and final 'certificate'. The numbers given above are subject to verification and validation by others. ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------
