A simple formula to find the closest consistent matrix to a reciprocal matrix

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 38, Issue 15-16, 2014, Pages 3968-3974

  Benitez J ^a   Izquierdo, J ^a   Perez Garcia R ^a   Ramos Martinez E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Decision making; Linearization

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; LINEARIZATION;

COMPARISON MATRIX; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CONSISTENT MATRICES; DECISION ELEMENT; LINEARIZATION METHODS; ORTHOGONAL PROJECTION; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; RECIPROCAL MATRIX;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

EID: 84904817948     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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