Comparison of alternative scoring techniques when assessing decision maker's multi-objective preferences in natural resource management

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 363-370

  Leskinen, Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decision theory; Pairwise comparisons; Preferences; Regression; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKER'S PREFERENCES; DECISION MAKERS; MANAGEMENT IS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; PREFERENCE; RATIO SCALE; REGRESSION; SCORING TECHNIQUES; UNCERTAINTY;

DECISION THEORY;

DECISION MAKING; NATURAL RESOURCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANNING METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARAMETRIC TEST; PROBABILITY; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547958034     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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