AHP-group decision making: A bayesian approach based on mixtures for group pattern identification

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 485-506

  Gargallo, Pilar ^a   Moreno Jiménez, José María ^a   Salvador, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AHP; Bayesian analysis; E democracy; Group decision making; MCMC; Mixtures; Priority

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448935266     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: 15729907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10726-006-9068-0     Document Type: Article

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