Logarithmic least squares method to priority for group decision making with incomplete fuzzy preference relations

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2139-2152

  Xu, Yejun ^a   Patnayakuni, Ravi ^b   Wang, Huimin ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Group decision making; Incomplete fuzzy preference relation; Logarithmic least squares method; Multiplicative consistency

Indexed keywords

COMPLETE INFORMATION; CONSISTENCY RATIO; FUZZY PREFERENCE RELATIONS; GROUP DECISION MAKING; INCOMPLETE FUZZY PREFERENCE RELATION; INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE; LOGARITHMIC LEAST SQUARES; MULTIPLICATIVE CONSISTENCY;

DECISION MAKING;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

EID: 84870253293     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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