Uncertainties in the Analytic Hierarchy Process

Abstract

When choosing a decision analysis technique to model a particular complex decision the fundamentals of the technique chosen should be understood by the analyst, and they should be appropriate for the characteristics of the problem itself. For analysing such complex decisions the Analytic Hierarchy Process is one of the most commonly used techniques. This technical note highlights a number of theoretical issues, some well-known and others less well-known, that introduce a considerable degree of uncertainty into the computed output priorities for the decision alternatives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA431022

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  • Lewis Warren

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  • Defence Science and Technology Group

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  • C4I
  • Human Systems

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  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Australia
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Consistency
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Decomposition
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Hierarchies
  • Information Science
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Operations Research
  • Uncertainty

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