A Note on Linguistic Hybrid Arithmetic Averaging Operator in Multiple Attribute Group Decision Making with Linguistic Information

Zeshui Xu ()
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Zeshui Xu: Tsinghua University

Group Decision and Negotiation, 2006, vol. 15, issue 6, No 4, 593-604

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we propose a linguistic hybrid arithmetic averaging (LHAA) operator, which is based on linguistic weighted arithmetic averaging (LWAA) operator and extended ordered weighted averaging (EOWA) operator, and study some desirable properties of the LHAA operator. The LHAA operator can not only reflect the importance degrees of both the given argument and its ordered position, but also relieve the influence of unfair arguments on the decision results by weighting these arguments with small values. Based on the LWAA and LHAA operators, we develop a practical approach to multiple attribute group decision making under linguistic environment. The approach first aggregates the individual linguistic preference values into a collective linguistic preference value for each alternative by using the LWAA and LHAA operators (it is worth pointing out that the aggregation process does not produce any loss of linguistic information), and then orders the collective linguistic preference values to obtain the best alternative(s). Finally, an illustrative example is also given to verify the approach and to demonstrate its feasibility and practicality.

Keywords: aggregation; multiple attribute group decision making with linguistic information; linguistic weighted arithmetic averaging (LWAA) operator; extended ordered weighted averaging (EOWA) operator; linguistic hybrid arithmetic averaging (LHAA) operator; arithmetic averaging operator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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