In this example of a "ranking task,"
80 (simulated or fictitious)
assessors ranked 6 red wines from Burgundy (France).
The assessor first chooses
the most relevant dimension for these wines and then
positions the wines on a scale from 1 to 9 for this dimension.
The names of the assessors is composed of 4 characters
of the general composition w/ma/f01 : 80.
The assessors were 40 men and 40 women (first character w/n)
and 40 American or 40 French (second character a/f).
The red wines that were tasted are Irancy, Saint-Brie,
Beaune, Nuits (Cote de Nuits), Beaujolais, and Beaujolais-Nouveau.
Irancy & Saint-Brie are near the cities of Auxerre and Chablis,
Beaune & Cote de Nuits are from central Burgundy, and
Beaujolais and Beaujolais Nouveau are from the south of Burgundy;
Beaujolais Nouveau is a young wine (a primeur)
released in November of its year,
after only a few weeks of fermentation.