Pairwise comparisons simplified

W.W. Koczkodaj and J. Szybowski

Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2015, vol. 253, issue C, 387-394

Abstract: This study examines the notion of generators of a pairwise comparisons matrix. Such approach decreases the number of pairwise comparisons from n·(n-1) to n-1. An algorithm of reconstructing of the PC matrix from its set of generators is presented.

Keywords: Pairwise comparisons; Generator; Graph; Tree; Algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2014.12.069

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