Law School Rankings

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q1 LAW

Indiana Law Journal Pub Date : 2005-04-01 DOI:10.2139/SSRN.703821

R. Posner

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Rank ordering is a crude but economical method of conveying information that assists consumers (such as prospective law students) to make choices; hence the popularity of the law school rankings by U.S. News & World Report. However, the validity of USNWR's rankings are undermined by the arbitrary weights attached to the different factors on which the rankings are based. This paper explores a variety of alternatives, beginning with the mean LSAT score of the student body, and emphasizes that the design of a ranking system is relevant to the interest of the people whom the rankings are intended to guide. There is broad convergence of plausible systems of ranking law schools, but it is possible to improve on the USNWR rankings.

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法学院排名

排序是一种粗糙但经济的传递信息的方法，可以帮助消费者(如未来的法律专业学生)做出选择;因此，《美国新闻与世界报道》的法学院排名很受欢迎。然而，USNWR排名的有效性被附加在排名所基于的不同因素上的任意权重所破坏。本文探讨了各种替代方案，从学生群体的平均LSAT分数开始，并强调排名系统的设计与排名旨在指导的人的利益相关。法学院的排名体系有广泛的趋同，但有可能在USNWR的排名上有所改进。

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Indiana Law Journal LAW-

CiteScore

1.40

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0.00%

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