On the optimal consistent approximation to pairwise comparison matrices

DOI10.1016/S0024-3795(97)00329-7zbMath0905.62005WikidataQ126550521 ScholiaQ126550521MaRDI QIDQ1379109

Moody T. Chu

Publication date: 9 February 1998

Published in: Linear Algebra and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

consistencypairwise comparison matrixlogarithmic transformation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical decision theory (62C99)

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Uses Software

• Optimization Toolbox

Cites Work

• A Monte Carlo study of pairwise comparison
• The geometric mean procedure for estimating the scale of a judgement matrix
• Comparison of eigenvalue, logarithmic least squares and least squares methods in estimating ratios