Priority estimation in the AHP through maximization of correlation coefficient

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2711-2718

  Wang, Ying Ming ^a,b   Parkan, Celik ^c   Luo, Ying ^d  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Correlation coefficient; Multicriteria decision analysis; Priority estimation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DECISION THEORY; ESTIMATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT MAXIMIZATION APPROACH (CCMA); MULTICRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; PAIRWISE COMPARISON MATRIX; PRIORITY ESTIMATION;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CORRELATION METHODS; DECISION THEORY; ESTIMATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34547843053     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2006.10.020     Document Type: Article

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