On the properties of the priority deriving procedure in the pairwise comparisons method

DOI10.3233/FI-2015-1240zbMATH Open1336.90050arXiv1401.8219MaRDI QIDQ2805474FDOQ2805474

Konrad Kułakowski

Publication date: 11 May 2016

Published in: Fundamenta Informaticae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The pairwise comparisons method is a convenient tool used when the relative order of preferences among different concepts (alternatives) needs to be determined. There are several popular implementations of this method, including the Eigenvector Method, the Least Squares Method, the Chi Squares Method and others. Each of the above methods comes with one or more inconsistency indices that help to decide whether the consistency of input guarantees obtaining a reliable output, thus taking the optimal decision. This article explores the relationship between inconsistency of input and discrepancy of output. A global ranking discrepancy describes to what extent the obtained results correspond to the single expert's assessments. On the basis of the inconsistency and discrepancy indices, two properties of the weight deriving procedure are formulated. These properties are proven for Eigenvector Method and Koczkodaj's Inconsistency Index. Several estimates using Koczkodaj's Inconsistency Index for a principal eigenvalue, Saaty's inconsistency index and the Condition of Order Preservation are also provided.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.8219

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Management decision making, including multiple objectives (90B50) Paired and multiple comparisons; multiple testing (62J15)

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