Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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477876 | European Journal of Operational Research | 2006 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Pairwise comparison data are used in various contexts including the generation of weight vectors for multiple criteria decision making problems. If this data is not sufficiently consistent, then the resulting weight vector cannot be considered to be a reliable reflection of the evaluator’s opinion. Hence, it is necessary to measure its level of inconsistency. Different approaches have been proposed to measuring the level of inconsistency, but they are often based on ‘rules of thumb” and/or randomly generated matrices, and are not interpretable. In this paper we present an action learning approach for assessing the consistency of the input pairwise comparison data that offer interpretable consistency measures.
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Authors
Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson,