An Open Access Journal
Table 1 Judgment scale of relative importance for pairwise comparisons [14]
Numerical values | Verbal descriptions |
|---|---|
1 | Equal importance of both elements |
3 | Moderate importance of one element over another |
5 | Strong importance of one element over another |
7 | Very strong importance of one element over another |
9 | Absolute importance of one element over another |
2, 4, 6, 8 | Intermediate values |