Why is the Principal Eigenvector Necessary?

Thomas L. Saaty () and Luis G. Vargas ()
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Thomas L. Saaty: University of Pittsburgh
Luis G. Vargas: University of Pittsburgh

Chapter Chapter 4 in Models, Methods, Concepts & Applications of the Analytic Hierarchy Process, 2012, pp 63-70 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the field of decision-making, the concept of priority is quintessential and how priorities are derived influences the choices one makes. Priorities should be unique and not one of many possibilities, they must also capture the dominance of the order expressed in the judgments of the pairwise comparison matrix.

Keywords: Analytic Hierarchy Process; Analytic Network Process; Pairwise Comparison Matrix; Judgment Matrix; Priority Vector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3597-6_4

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