WEIGHTING CHARACTER‐STATES
Bernard R. Baum · Taxon · 1976
Summary An approach to character assessment is proposed in which states within characters are weighted. It is suitable for use with Gower's general coefficient of resemblance. Values of character‐states are determined intuitively or through appropriate transformations. The aim of this approach is to incorporate information available on the relative closeness of the states, into classificatory studies. This information usually becomes lost at the coding stage because of the practice of equidistant states.