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Ordinal Qualitative Scales

In: Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Energy and Transportation Systems

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  • Salvatore Greco

    (University of Catania)

  • Benedetto Matarazzo
  • Roman Słowiński

Abstract

We consider aggregation of multiple criteria evaluations expressed on qualitative ordinal scales, which means representation of multiple criteria preferences using finite sets of values, such as “bad”, “medium”, “good”, or “weak”, “normal”, “strong”. The evaluation scales regarding single criteria, as well as comprehensive evaluations, are qualitative. Moreover, the qualitative evaluations concern either single alternatives (e.g., x is “bad”, or “medium”, or “good”) or degrees of preference for pairs of alternatives (e.g., x is “indifferent” to y, or x is “weakly preferred” to y, or x is “strongly preferred” to y).

Suggested Citation

  • Salvatore Greco & Benedetto Matarazzo & Roman Słowiński, 2010. "Ordinal Qualitative Scales," Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, in: Matthias Ehrgott & Boris Naujoks & Theodor J. Stewart & Jyrki Wallenius (ed.), Multiple Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Energy and Transportation Systems, pages 269-276, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnechp:978-3-642-04045-0_23
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04045-0_23
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