upperBound {RankAggregator}

Upper bound value

Description

This function is called by RankAggregator::consensusRanking. The upper bound value is the value used by the branch and bound algorithm in determining whether or not to replace the current incumbent solution.

Usage

upperBound(ccr, umat)

Arguments

ccr

a vector of rank positions that is a candidate complete ranking

umat

a matrix, which is either the output of evaluationMatrix, or a subset of the output of evaluationMatrix.

Value

A numeric value for the upper bound of a candidate complete ranking