Computing a consistent approximation to a generalized pairwise comparisons matrix

Computers and Mathematics with Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 79-85

  Koczkodaj, W W ^a   Orlowski M ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Approximation algorithm; Inconsistency; Linear space; Logarithmic transformation; Pairwise comparisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040320578     PISSN: 08981221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-1221(99)00048-6     Document Type: Article

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