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Showing 1 to 20 of 76 for “"Pairwise comparison"”.

  1. MCDM methods based on pairwise comparison matrices and their fuzzy extension

    Krejčí, JanaUniversità degli studi di Trento2017

    Methods based on pairwise comparison matrices (PCMs) form a significant part of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods. These methods are based on structuring pairwise comparisons (PCs) of objects from a finite set of objects into a PCM and deriving priorities of objects that represent the …

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  2. The Development and Evaluation of Aggregation Methods for Group Pairwise Comparison Judgments

    Zhou, Sida

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  3. Páros összehasonlítás mátrixok a többszempontú döntéselméletben = Pairwise Comparison Matrices in Multi-Criteria Decision Making

    Ábele-Nagy, KristófBudapesti Corvinus Egyetem2019

    Döntési helyzetekben általában a legjobb alternatíva kiválasztása, vagy az alternatívák rangsorolása a cél. Ez többszempontú döntési feladatokban különösen nehézzé válhat, hiszen itt általában nincsen olyan alternatíva, amely minden szempont szerint a legjobb. A szempontok súlyozásával és az …

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  4. Rank reversal properties of multicriteria decision making models

    Li, ShiUniversity of Birmingham2010

    … of the European school is also widely accepted. Pairwise comparison is one of the fundamental methods for AHP, with its methodology track back to the definition of Perron-Frobenius theorem. Perron-Fronbenius explained the most fundamental structure of arbitrary pairwise comparison. The …

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  5. A generalized rule-based short-term load forecasting technique

    Hazim, OssamaVirginia Tech1991

    … (DSM) programs. Moreover, the algorithm uses pairwise comparison to quantify the categorical variables, and then utilizes regression to obtain the least-square estimation of the load. Because it uses the pairwise comparison technique, it is fairly robust. Since the forecast does not depend on …

    vt Repository record

  6. Added value through design for healthcare facilities/buildings in Saudi Arabia within the legislative regulations of Saudi Arabia

    Fadel, Bedour A.University of Wolverhampton2021

    … two instruments an expert survey and a group AHP pairwise comparison survey. The findings of the first instrument resulted in validation of the factors, both directly and indirectly related to design, proposed in the literature and added insight into some culturally specific perceptions of factors …

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  7. An Examination of the Link between RM Implementation Strategies and Performance

    Altin, MehmetVirginia Tech2015

    … measures ANOVA, regression analysis, and pairwise comparison analysis were the statistical analyses used in the study. The results found that specificity is significant and negatively associated with outsourcing intention. In addition, uncertainty is significant and positively associated …

    vt Repository record

  8. Markov-based ranking methods

    Vaziri, Baback

    … aspects of the theory and application of pairwise comparison ranking methods, specifically those that use Markov chains. First, a new method is developed to solve a traditional recruiting problem, and is shown to improve the predictive power of its ranking. Next, modifications are made to …

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  9. A life cycle cost based methodology for choosing among design alternatives

    Brewer, Larry ArthurVirginia Tech1988

    … choosing among design alternatives involves the pairwise comparison of the current design iteration to a "baseline" design. An Equivalent Cost Function provides the cause-effect framework on which the methodology is based. In generating a design alternative, the designer alters design features …

    vt Repository record

  10. Classification and Mapping of Recreation and Ecotourism Areas in West Virginia

    Dhami, Ishwar2019

    … different criteria and visitors' preferences. Pairwise comparison of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to compute the criteria weights from questionnaire survey of visitors. Significant variations were found in visitors' preferences. Areas under Class IV and Class V of naturalness …

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  11. Developing a Ranking System for a Product’s Fitness in the Circular Economy - A Case Study in Modular Ski Poles

    Cunningham, Catherine LucilleUniversity of Houston2021

    … uses an analytical hierarchy process and pairwise comparison matrices to evaluate the criteria and scores assigned to each. In doing so, this process compels the designer to evaluate their systems based on four major factors: repairability, reusability, recyclability, and sustainability. …

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  12. On developing an expert system: a knowledge base for GP formulation and analysis

    Aggarwal, Ajay K.Virginia Tech1991

    … Goal structures are constructed using a pairwise comparison technique. Solution values, recommendations based upon sensitivity analysis, and trade-offs between conflicting goals are provided to the user. A feedback loop permitting model changes and reiteration of solution and …

    vt Repository record

  13. A Graph Neural Network for pairwise surrogate modeling in population-based algorithms with tournament selection

    Gharavian, VidaUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology2024

    … In this study, we have proposed a novel pairwise surrogate model to identify the superiority between candidate solutions in a pairwise comparison. We demonstrated a Graph Neural Network (GNN) to be trained on number of pairs, then utilized to compare a pair of candidate solutions. To …

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  14. TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DOES NOT DECREASE TORQUE LOSS OVER HIGH INTENSITY REPETITIONS

    Koskinen, Ian2023

    … pain ratings were collected. The ANOVA pairwise comparison showed a significant (p</p>

    nmu Repository record

  15. The Effect of a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Curriculum on Cultural Competence Among Students at a Public, Midsize, Midwestern University

    Chesser, Brianna T.Creighton University2021

    … samples t-tests, and one-way ANOVA with pairwise comparison. Results showed statistically significant improvements in both DO and OG scores from baseline to the end of the DPT didactic curriculum; however, significant change only occurred during Year 1 (p < 0.001) with a medium effect …

    creighton Repository record

  16. Usability of Websites

    Montenegro Villota, Angela LilianaUniversity of Birmingham2010

    … Hierarchy Process (AHP) and PROMETHEE. Based on pairwise comparison matrices AHP transforms subjective judgements into quantified ratios of importance. PROMETHEE relates the preference of a decision maker with specially defined criterion functions. We analyse deeply the mathematical background …

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  17. Perfect clustering from pairwise comparisons

    Satpathi, SiddharthaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2018

    We consider a pairwise comparisons model with n users and m items. Each user is shown a few pairs of items, and when a pair of items is shown to a user, he or she expresses a preference for one of the items based on a probabilistic model. The goal is to group users into clusters so that users …

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  18. Volition and the Readiness Potential

    Sanford, Paul DavidEastern Kentucky University

    … 89.571, p < .001, η_p^2 = .085. The most crucial pairwise comparison, on the initial task, revealed no difference in movement and intention reports. These findings suggest that intention reports in the Libet study may be invalid. </p>

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  19. An empirical study of critical sucess factors for small and medium enterprises in Saudi Arabia. Challenges and Opportunities.

    Alfaadhel, SaudUniversity of Bradford2011

    … Process (AHP) has been used to analyse the pairwise comparison of the factors. The main findings of this study are that, for the CSFs for SMEs in Saudi Arabia, three factors are deemed to be important both for owners/managers and support providers. These factors are quality of the product …

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  20. THREE SPEEDS OF YOGA AND THE EFFECTS ON SALIVARY CORTISOL LEVELS IN FEMALE NURSING STUDENTS

    Hennekens, Meagan2019

    … from each other (<em>p </em>< 0.001) and pairwise comparison showed significant decreases in cortisol from the PREA measurements to the three post-measurements (<em>p </em>= < 0.05). <strong>Conclusions: </strong>Yoga infused with PYB and BLS sequencing reduced salivary cortisol in nursing …

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