A note on the computation of the mean random consistency index of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP)

Theory and Decision

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-230

  Tummala, V M Rao ^a,c   Ling, Hong ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); Consistency ratio (CR); Mean random consistency index (MRCI); Power method (PM); Random consistency index (RCI); Saaty's eigenvector method (SEM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644456410     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004953014736     Document Type: Article

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