Developed
by Thomas Saathy
A method to select the best one
To answer the question which one?
To buy a house from several houses
To select a university from a group
of universities
To choose the most qualified
candidate, etc.
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is a method to generate a
numerical score to rank each decision
alternatives
The numerical score can be calculated
manually or can use excel
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Numerical value
1
2
Moderately Preferred
Moderately to Strongly
Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Strongly to very Strongly
Preferred
Very Strongly Preferred
Very Strongly to Extremely
Preferred
Extremely Preferred
5
6
7
8
9
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1/3
1/5
1/2
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1/3
1/6
1/9
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1/3
1/7
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1/3
1/2
1/4
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CUSTOMER MARKET
A
1/3
1/5
1/2
Total
11/6
16/5
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6/11
3/9
5/8
2/11
1/9
1/16
3/11
5/9
5/16
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CUSTOMER MARKET
Row
average
0.5455
0.3333
0.6250
0.5012
0.1818
0.1111
0.0625
0.1185
0.2727
0.5556
0.3125
0.3803
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0.5012 (A)
0.1185 (B)
0.5012 (A)
OR
0.3803 (C)
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0.1185 (B)
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Income
Level
Infrastructure Transportation
0.2819
(A)
0.1780 (A)
0.1561 (A)
0.0598
(B)
0.6850 (B)
0.6196 (B)
0.6583
(C)
0.1360 (C)
0.2243 (C)
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MARKET
INCOME
LEVEL
0.5012
0.2819
0.1790
0.1561
0.1185
0.0598
0.6850
0.6196
0.3803
0.6583
0.1360
0.2243
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INFRATRANS
STRUCTURE PORTATION
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CM
IL
IS
TP
CM
1/5
IL
IS
1/3
1/9
TP
1/4
1/7
1/2
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CM
IL
IS
TP
CM
1/5
IL
IS
1/3
1/9
TP
1/4
1/7
1/2
TOT
79/12
458/315
27/2
14
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CM
IL
IS
TP
CM
12/79
315/2290
6/27
4/14
IL
18/27
7/14
IS
2/27
2/14
TP
1/27
1/14
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CM
IL
IS
TP
CM
0.1519
0.1375
0.2222
0.2857
IL
0.6667
0.5000
IS
0.0741
0.1429
TP
0.0370
0.0714
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CM
IL
IS
CM 0.1519
0.1375
0.2222
Average
Row
0.2857 0.1993
IL
0.6667
0.5000
IS
0.0741
0.1429
TP
0.0370
0.0714
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ROW AVERAGES(CALL
THIS MATRIX N)
0.1993 (CM)
0.6535 (IL)
0.0860 (IS)
0.0612(TP)
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0.1993
0.6535
0.1185 0.0598 0.6850 0.6196
0
.
0860
0.3803 0.6583 0.1360 0.2243
0.0612
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0.3091
0.1595
0.5314
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Food of thought
The man ignorant of mathematics will
be increasingly limited in his grasp of
the main forces of civilization.
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