What is the pairwise ranking method?
Pairwise ranking is a method of ranking items by doing a pairwise comparison of each item with each other item, selecting the better item as a winner, and then ordering all items by the number of times they won. Which item is considered as the better item typically depends on a goal or a question that is defined before doing the ranking, e.g.: “Which project is more important?”.
What is it good for?
How to do pairwise ranking?
You can do this method using pen and paper, using an excel sheet or using an online tool such as Prioneer. Assuming you know the list of alternatives you want to rank, you have to write down the list of all possible pairs that can be generated from those alternatives. Then you have to go through all pairs and decide which alternative is the best in the particular pair. After that, you count the number of times each pair has won, and sort all alternatives by that number.
Can I do a pairwise ranking online?
Yes. Doing all steps manually and creating the right excel formula to calculate the winner can be quite cumbersome. Instead, you can use a tool such as Prioneer that generates all pairs for you and just asks you to select a winner.
Do you offer a free trial?
You can use our free plan for a long as you like and create multiple rankings. Just upgrade as soon as you need more features or more rankings.