I was partially influenced by car magazines as well, for the characteristcs they use in testing cars is the same ones that I've used, but I have worded mine differently than the magazines have.
The grid that I created comprised of 7 well known sports cars (termed as elements in webgrid terminology), like the Dodge Viper, Lamborghini (I wasn't specific on the type, but what I had in mind was the Countach), Porsche (again, I didn't specify, but I was thinking of the 911), Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and Dodge Stealth.
For the constructs, I made up 8 of them, which are : automatic vs. standard transmission availability, low torque vs. lots of torque, heavy in weight vs. light weight, very reliable vs. not reliable, cheap to buy vs. expensive, good brakes vs. poor brakes, quick acceleration vs. poor acceleration, and lastly good cornering capabilities vs. poor cornering capabilities. All these describe what a sports car is, and the characteristics inherent to them.
Description of the grid that was created, plus an analysis of the PrinCom and Focus grid, can be found on the "Exploration" of web grid page.
I compared my grid to Chris Kliewer's, and the results, in some respects, were in consensus in a few areas, but in contrast in others. A good example is that we both thought that the Viper and the Lamborghini were good sports cars. But upon closer inspection, Chris' def'n between the Viper and Lamborghini has very little differentiation, the only spots where it is different is he believes that the Viper has more torque, while the Lamborghini is better in reliability. On the other hand, the difference between the Viper and Lamborghini for me is really worlds apart. For instance, the Viper is more expensive than the Lamborghini, and the Viper weighs more than the Lamborghini.
In other words, since Chris and me both list the Viper and Lamborghini in the top 2 positions, we are in consensus. We both believe that the 2 cars are good sports cars, but we are in conflict as to what each of the constructs mean. For Chris, there is no difference in acceleration between the Viper and Lamborghini, but for me, the Viper has a definite advantage.
You could make the same comparison in how I ranked the worst car. I believe that the Camaro is a poor sports car, with poor acceleration, reliability, and brakes. On the other hand, Chris ranked the Camaro as 2nd last, but, only gave it a more neutral rating, with many 3's, while I gave the Camaro alot of 5's. In other words, we are consensus as to what the worst sports car is, the Camaro, but we are on constrast as to what we believe the constructs mean for the car. Chris gave the Camaro more of a neutral ranking, while I gave the Camaro more of an extreme ranking.
Elements and constructs grid.
A jpg that shows the elements and constructs that was created in webgrid.
Chris' Focus grid.
The Focus grid that was created for Chris during his exploration on webgrid.
PrinCom grid.
The PrinCom grid for the grid that was created.
Focus grid.
The Focus grid for the grid that was created.
To : Table of contents.
Takes you back to the table of contents.
To : Exploration.
Takes you to my first exploration of webgrid. Topics include description of the
initial grid that I created, comments of my first impression of webgrid, and links
to the grids created.
To : Ellicitation of constructs on my presentation
topic.
Takes you to the discussion on how I created a webgrid based upon my presentation
topic. Includes a good discussion of the grid, an analysis of the grids (Focus,
PrinCom), and a link to these grids.
