Compatible weighting method with rank order centroid: Maximum entropy ordered weighted averaging approach

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 212, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 552-559

  Ahn, Byeong Seok ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Approximate weights; Decision making under uncertainty; Multiattribute decision making; Ordered weighted averaging; Quantifier function; Rank order centroid

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS; DECISION-MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY; MULTIATTRIBUTE DECISION-MAKING; ORDERED WEIGHTED AVERAGING; QUANTIFIER FUNCTION; RANK ORDER CENTROID;

AGGLOMERATION; ENTROPY; SEMANTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 79954619517     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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