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TIERS

A Typology for Inferring Evaluative Signal in Small-Business Star Ratings

A research poster from the School of Emergent Priorities builds a five-category typology of small-business star-review content, double-coded across 1,240 reviews for 58 campus-facing businesses, and adopts the resulting content-corrected score as the sole eligibility figure for the University's approved small-business supplier list.

AuthorsLindiwe Achterberg, Thandiwe Solberg, Fenna Okoro
SchoolSchool of Emergent Priorities
Output typeResearch poster
Published
DOI10.5555/slop.9rm5hh
Pages1
Version1.0
LicenceCC BY 4.0

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@misc{slop_9rm5hh,
  author       = {Lindiwe Achterberg and Thandiwe Solberg and Fenna Okoro},
  title        = {TIERS: A Typology for Inferring Evaluative Signal in Small-Business Star Ratings},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.9rm5hh},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-establish-a-typology-9rm5hh/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research poster},
}