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Paper results for keyword: MeasurementThe Analytic Hierarchy Process applied to complexity
Thomas Saaty, Nina BegicevicJournal: International Journal of Economics and Business ResearchEven in science, there is always the human element of using our own assumptions in logic, our feelings, our values and numerous criteria we must deal with. In addition, we often have to include the measurements of tangibles that always need agreed upon subjective judgement to interpret what exact...
Read MoreExtending the measurement of tangibles to intangibles
Thomas Saaty, Mujgan Sagir OzdemirJournal: International Journal of Information Technology & Decision MakingTangibles have measurements generally on ratio scales with arbitrary units that are always interpreted by using judgments as to what particular purpose the measurements serve. How two measurements on a ratio scale are related with respect to dominance leads to forming their ratio which is a dimen...
Read MorePriority as dominance in derived measurement: Invariance of the principal eigenvector
Mujgan Sagir Ozdemir, Thomas SaatyRanking is a process of prioritization. Priorities, as measurement rather than pure guessing, can be derived from paired comparison judgments that generalize on ratios of actual measurements. Paired comparisons involve the selection of the smaller of the two objects being compared as the unit and...
Read MoreBasic theory of the Analytic Hierarchy Process: How to make a decision
Thomas SaatyJournal: Revista de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y NaturalesAn assumption arising from the practice of science and engineering since the middle ages is that because nature is physical, we should be able to relate all measurement to physical dimensions. But that is not true. Human thinking and feeling exist in the physical world but they are not matter or ...
Read MoreAbsolute and relative measurement with the AHP. The most livable cities in the United States
Thomas SaatyJournal: Socio-Economic Planning SciencesIn 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...
Read MoreA measure of world influence
Thomas Saaty, Mohamad W. KhoujaJournal: Journal of Peace ScienceIt is not unusual to think of and write about power without adequate definition. Power is such a rich concept that even for special use it would carry more meaning than maybe intended. Power is closely identified with the ability to do something. Influence is the capacity to sway others to obtain...
Read MoreMeasuring in Weighted Environments: Moving from Metric to Order Topology
Claudio GarutiJournal: Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic DecisionsThis is a chapter in the book: Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic Decisions. This chapter addresses the problem of measuring closeness in weighted environments (decision-making environments). This chapter show the importance of having a trustwort...
Read MoreNew Advances of the Compatibility Index G in Weighted Environments
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis article addresses the problem of measuring closeness in weighted environments (decision-making environments). This article is relevant because of the importance of having a dependable cardinal measure of distance in weighted environments. A weighted environment is a non-isotropic structure w...
Read MoreReflections On Scales From Measurements, Not Measurements From Scale
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis essay will discuss the different kinds of scales that are frequently used, and what can and cannot be done with them. We will also explore what absolute numbers are and how to work with them to deal with quantitative and qualitative data. From my point of view, this is the starting point for...
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The Analytic Hierarchy Process applied to complexity
Thomas Saaty, Nina BegicevicJournal: International Journal of Economics and Business ResearchEven in science, there is always the human element of using our own assumptions in logic, our feelings, our values and numerous criteria we must deal with. In addition, we often have to include the measurements of tangibles that always need agreed upon subjective judgement to interpret what exact...
Read MoreExtending the measurement of tangibles to intangibles
Thomas Saaty, Mujgan Sagir OzdemirJournal: International Journal of Information Technology & Decision MakingTangibles have measurements generally on ratio scales with arbitrary units that are always interpreted by using judgments as to what particular purpose the measurements serve. How two measurements on a ratio scale are related with respect to dominance leads to forming their ratio which is a dimen...
Read MorePriority as dominance in derived measurement: Invariance of the principal eigenvector
Mujgan Sagir Ozdemir, Thomas SaatyRanking is a process of prioritization. Priorities, as measurement rather than pure guessing, can be derived from paired comparison judgments that generalize on ratios of actual measurements. Paired comparisons involve the selection of the smaller of the two objects being compared as the unit and...
Read MoreBasic theory of the Analytic Hierarchy Process: How to make a decision
Thomas SaatyJournal: Revista de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y NaturalesAn assumption arising from the practice of science and engineering since the middle ages is that because nature is physical, we should be able to relate all measurement to physical dimensions. But that is not true. Human thinking and feeling exist in the physical world but they are not matter or ...
Read MoreAbsolute and relative measurement with the AHP. The most livable cities in the United States
Thomas SaatyJournal: Socio-Economic Planning SciencesIn 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...
Read MoreA measure of world influence
Thomas Saaty, Mohamad W. KhoujaJournal: Journal of Peace ScienceIt is not unusual to think of and write about power without adequate definition. Power is such a rich concept that even for special use it would carry more meaning than maybe intended. Power is closely identified with the ability to do something. Influence is the capacity to sway others to obtain...
Read MoreMeasuring in Weighted Environments: Moving from Metric to Order Topology
Claudio GarutiJournal: Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic DecisionsThis is a chapter in the book: Applications and Theory of Analytic Hierarchy Process - Decision Making for Strategic Decisions. This chapter addresses the problem of measuring closeness in weighted environments (decision-making environments). This chapter show the importance of having a trustwort...
Read MoreNew Advances of the Compatibility Index G in Weighted Environments
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis article addresses the problem of measuring closeness in weighted environments (decision-making environments). This article is relevant because of the importance of having a dependable cardinal measure of distance in weighted environments. A weighted environment is a non-isotropic structure w...
Read MoreReflections On Scales From Measurements, Not Measurements From Scale
Claudio GarutiJournal: International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy ProcessThis essay will discuss the different kinds of scales that are frequently used, and what can and cannot be done with them. We will also explore what absolute numbers are and how to work with them to deal with quantitative and qualitative data. From my point of view, this is the starting point for...
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