DELPHI TECHNIQUE

  

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DELPHI TECHNIQUE

Specialty Definition: DELPHI TECHNIQUE

DomainDefinition

Computing

Delphi Technique A group forecasting technique, generally used for future events such as technological developments, that uses estimates from experts and feedback summaries of these estimates for additional estimates by these experts until reasonable consensus occurs. It has been used in various software cost-estimating activities, including estimation of factors influencing software costs. (1996-05-29). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Health

An iterative questionnaire designed to measure consensus among individual responses. In the classic Delphi approach, there is no interaction between responder and interviewer. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: DELPHI TECHNIQUE

Specialty definitions using "DELPHI TECHNIQUE": Expert Judgement Models. (references)

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Commercial Usage: DELPHI TECHNIQUE

DomainTitle

Books

  • Public libraries and long range planning : an exercise in Delphi technique forecasting carried out on behalf of PLRG in 1973-1974 (reference)

  • Quality of life in Mitchell's Plain : an exploratory study using the Delphi technique (reference)

  • The UK textile industry in 1980 : a technological forecast made using a modification of the Delphi technique (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DELPHI TECHNIQUE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

delphi technique

27
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DELPHI TECHNIQUE

Language Translations for "DELPHI TECHNIQUE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Japanese Kanji 

  

デルファイ法 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

デルファイほう. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

elphiday echniquetay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: DELPHI TECHNIQUE

Proper Noun Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-e-h-h-i-i-l-n-p-q-t-u"

-5 letters: Queenhithe.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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