The Meanings of Trade-Offs in Multiattribute Evaluation Methods: A Comparison

摘要: Multiattribute evaluation methods are being used without full understanding of the meanings weights which characterize relative importance attributes. The in do not carry same meaning, even though questions asked procedures similar. imply trade-offs among attributes with respect to certain transformed measures, and decisionmaker is presumed be able specify appropriate trade-off judgments based on preferences. Five multiattribute compared deductively a common framework clarified: utility theory (MUT), weighting rating, analytic hierarchy process, concordance analysis, computation equivalent alternatives. For each method, described mathematical terms derived interpreted by means preference structure represented MUT. Transformations between make clear ...