Papers

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Paper results for keyword: Compatibility index

Consistency & Compatibility, Two sides of the same coin

Claudio Garuti
Journal: International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process 2016
In MCDM to have an index of consistency for pair comparison matrices is a very important matter. This index may help to produce better metrics and of course better answers to the problem, which is the final purpose of majority of the MCDM methods. To illustrate the relevance of this matter, this ...

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Reflections on Common Misunderstandings When Using AHP and a Response to Criticism of Saaty’s Consistency Index

Claudio Garuti
Journal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process
This essay deals with misunderstandings which, in this author’s opinion, seem to prevail in the minds of some AHP critics. The main apparent problem is the lack of necessary knowledge about the scale concept including what a scale is, how it is mathematically defined, and what one can or cannot d...

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