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Blankmeyer, E.

Approaches to consistency adjustment. (English) Zbl 0597.90049

J. Optimization Theory Appl. 54, 479-488 (1987).
Saaty’s proposals for deriving a consistent ranking [see T. L. Saaty, ”The analytical hierarchy process” (1980; Zbl 0587.90002)] from a reciprocal matrix have generated a lively debate. This paper distinguishes between inference and description in consistency adjustment, offers an interpretation and a critique of the eigenvalue method of consistency adjustment, and discusses properties of the methods of weighted least squares and least lines, through which certain types of constraints may easily be imposed on the ranking.

Cited in 25 Documents

MSC:

90B50 Management decision making, including multiple objectives
91B06 Decision theory
91B08 Individual preferences

Keywords:

consistency adjustment; eigenvalue method; weighted least squares; least lines; analytical hierarchy process

Citations:

Zbl 0587.90002
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