A theoretical framework for analysing the notion of relative importance of criteria

Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-159

  Roy, Bernard ^a   Mousseau, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregation procedures; Decision aid; Importance of criteria; Weights

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000576380     PISSN: 10579214     EISSN: 10991360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1360(199606)5:2<145::AID-MCDA99>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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