Allred Score

The following C# formula calculates the Allred score, which is often used in PR slide analysis.

// Allred Scoring Formula

//

// Inputs:

//      x[0] - Percentage [0..100]

//      x[1] - Intensity [0|1|2|3]

//

// Output:

//      score [0|2|3|4|5|6|7|8]

 

int score = -1;

 

if (x[0] == 0)

     score = 0;

else if (x[0] > 0.0 && x[0] <= 1.0)

{

     if (x[1] == 0)

          score = 0;

     else if (x[1] == 1)

          score = 2;

     else if (x[1] == 2)

          score = 3;

     else if (x[1] == 3)

          score = 4;

}

else if (x[0] > 1.0 && x[0] <= 10.0)

{

     if (x[1] == 0)

          score = 0;

     else if (x[1] == 1)

          score = 3;

     else if (x[1] == 2)

          score = 4;

     else if (x[1] == 3)

          score = 5;

}

else if (x[0] > 10.0 && x[0] <= 33.0)

{

     if (x[1] == 0)

          score = 0;

     else if (x[1] == 1)

          score = 4;

     else if (x[1] == 2)

          score = 5;

     else if (x[1] == 3)

          score = 6;

}

else if (x[0] > 33.0 && x[0] <= 66.0)

{

     if (x[1] == 0)

          score = 0;

     else if (x[1] == 1)

          score = 5;

     else if (x[1] == 2)

          score = 6;

     else if (x[1] == 3)

          score = 7;

}

else if (x[0] > 66.0 && x[0] <= 100.0)

{

     if (x[1] == 0)

          score = 0;

     else if (x[1] == 1)

          score = 6;

     else if (x[1] == 2)

          score = 7;

     else if (x[1] == 3)

          score = 8;

}

if (score == -1)

     throw new Exception("Incorrect input values range");

 

return score;