An analysis of distributions of priority values from alternative comparison scales within the analytic hierarchy process

An analysis of distributions of priority values from alternative comparison scales within the analytic hierarchy process

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Article ID: iaor20031556
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 140
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 104
End Page Number: 117
Publication Date: Jul 2002
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
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Keywords: analytic hierarchy process
Abstract:

The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) introduced by T.L. Saaty is a well known and popular method of multi-criteria decision making. Central to this method are the pairwise comparisons between criteria (and decision alternatives) made using a 9-unit scale. The appropriateness of Saaty's original one-to-nine (1–9) scale has been the subject of much debate and cause for concern. This paper contrasts the appropriateness of the 1–9 scale with other alternative 9-unit scales also used in AHP, by looking at the probability distributions of the associated priority values. For large problems, estimated probability distributions are found for the priority values through using the method of Parzen Windows.

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