Grey stochastic multi-criteria decision-making based on regret theory and TOPSIS

International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 651-664

  Zhou, Huan ^a   Wang, Jian qiang ^a   Zhang, Hong yu ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Extended grey number; Interval probability; Regret theory; Stochastic multi criteria decision making; TOPSIS

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

GREY NUMBER; INTERVAL PROBABILITY; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; REGRET THEORY; TOPSIS;

NUMBER THEORY;

EID: 85016102865     PISSN: 18688071     EISSN: 1868808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13042-015-0459-x     Document Type: Article

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