Papers

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Paper results for keyword: Absolute measurement

Rank from comparisons and from ratings in the Analytic Hierarchy/Network Processes

Thomas Saaty
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Rank preservation and reversal are important subjects in multi-criteria decision-making particularly if a theory uses only one of two ways of creating priorities: rating alternatives one at a time with respect to an ideal or standard, or comparing them in pairs. It is known that our minds can do ...

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Absolute and relative measurement with the AHP. The most livable cities in the United States

Thomas Saaty
Journal: Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
In this paper it is shown that there are two types of measurement involved in the AHP, absolute and relative. The first requires a standard with which to compare elements, but mostly alternatives at the bottom of the hierarchy. The process leads to absolute preservation in the rank of the alterna...

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Misuses of Clustering and Absolute Scales of Measurement in the Analytic Hierarchy process

Kirti Peniwati
Journal: The 3rd International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process
The grouping of elements, called clustering, is a fundamental operation in the Analytic Hierarchy Process. What elements are chosen and how they are clustered and located in a hierarchy have a profound effect on the outcome and the conclusions derived from the outcome. A valid AHP hierarchy must ...

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