Multi-criteria decision-making method based on a cross-entropy with interval neutrosophic sets

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 3598-3608

  Tian, Zhang Peng ^a   Zhang, Hong Yu ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Wang, Jian Qiang ^a   Chen, Xiao Hong ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cross entropy; interval neutrosophic sets; mathematical programming; Multi criteria decision making; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING;

CROSS ENTROPY; INTERVAL NEUTROSOPHIC SETS; LIKELIHOOD-BASED COMPARISON RELATIONS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHODS; RANKING OF ALTERNATIVES; TOPSIS; TRANSFORMATION OPERATORS;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84945324926     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2015.1102359     Document Type: Article

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