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Dispersion of group judgments

Thomas Saaty, Luis Vargas
Journal: Mathematical and Computer Modelling
To achieve a decision with which the group is satisfied, the group members must accept the judgments, and ultimately the priorities. This requires that (a) the judgments be homogeneous, and (b) the priorities of the individual group members be compatible with the group priorities. There are three...

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The possibility of group welfare functions

Thomas Saaty, Luis Vargas
Journal: International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making
This paper gives a brief overview of the well-known impossibility-possibility theorem in constructing a social welfare function from individual functions. The Analytic Hierarchy Process uses a fundamental scale of absolute numbers to represent judgments about dominance in paired comparisons. It i...

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Aggregating Individual Judgments and Prioriies with the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Ernest Forman, Kirti Peniwati
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is often used in group settings where group members either engage in discussion to achieve a consensus or express their own preferences. Individual judgments can be aggregated in different ways. Two of the methods that have been found to be most useful are the...

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An Empirical Comparison of Two Choice Aggregation Methods in the Analytic Hierarchy process

Sibs von Solms, Kirti Peniwati
Journal: The 6th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process
his paper builds on the theoretical discussion presented in an earlier paper (this issue) on the importance of and several problems related to participative group decision-making. A variation of how the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) can be applied to address the problems and aid participative ...

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To agree or Not to Agree, That is the Question: Choice Aggregation in the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Sibs von Solms, Kirti Peniwati
Journal: The 6th International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process
This paper presents theoretical arguments for the importance of participative decision- making, lists several problems related to group decision-making and presents and discusses how the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) can address these problems. Particular attention is focussed on how the ind...

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