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AHP Method for selecting methods or technology that satisfy certain criteria.
IMPORTANCE OF CRITERIA FILL-IN the YELLOW AREAS.
Time Obj Precise
Time 1.000 3.003 5.000 Logic check:
Obj 0.333 1.000 3.003 If this statement is true, you are on the right track.
Precise 0.200 0.333 1.000 Obj is less important than Time
sum 1.533 4.336 9.003
Weights
Time 0.652 0.693 0.555 0.633
Obj 0.217 0.231 0.334 0.260
Precise 0.130 0.077 0.111 0.106
checksum 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 checksum = 1?

EVALUATION OF CHOICES:

Oral Exam 3.00 4.00 6.00

Essay 7.00 6.00 9.00
Multiple Ch. 6.00 8.00 5.00
sum 16.00 18.00 20.00
Note: Be sure that the high score signifies the most desireable
COLUMN-NORMALIZED MATRIX: Weights
Oral Exam 0.1875 0.222222 0.3 Time 0.633
Essay 0.4375 0.333333 0.45 Obj 0.260
Multiple Ch. 0.375 0.444444 0.25 Precise 0.106
checksum 1.000 1.000 1.000
Multiply the Column-normalized matrix by the Weights column vector
to yield the SCORES column vector.
SCORES:
Oral Exam 0.208
Essay 0.412 Highest is recommended
Multiple Ch. 0.380
checksum 1.000

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AHP Method for selecting methods or technology that satisfy certain criteria.
IMPORTANCE OF CRITERIA FILL-IN the YELLOW AREAS.
Time Obj Precise
Time MATRIX IS
Obj ALWAYS SQUARE!
Precise
sum SUM(B4:B6) SUM(C4:C6) SUM(D4:D6)
Weights
Time B4/B$7 C4/C$7 D4/D$7 AVERAGE(B9:D9)
Obj B5/B$7 C5/C$7 D5/D$7 AVERAGE(B10:D10)
Precise B6/B$7 C6/C$7 D6/D$7 AVERAGE(B11:D11)
checksum SUM(B9:B11) SUM(C9:C11) SUM(D9:D11) SUM(E9:E11) checksum = 1?

EVALUATION OF CHOICES:

Oral Exam This matrix

Essay may or may not
Multiple Ch. be square.
sum SUM(B16:B18) 0.00 0.00
Note: Be sure that the high score signifies the most desireable
COLUMN-NORMALIZED MATRIX: Weights
Oral Exam B16/B$19 etc. Time E9
Essay Obj E10
Multiple Ch. Precise E11
checksum SUM(B22:B24)
Multiply the Column-normalized matrix by the Weights column vector
to yield the SCORES column vector.
SCORES:
Oral Exam MMULT(B22:D22,$E$9:$E$11)
Essay etc.
Multiple Ch.
checksum SUM(B29:B31)

Notes:
This example had three criteria, and three choices.
There could have been two choices, or four. Matrix 3 need not be square.
Matrix 1 will always be square.

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AHP Method for selecting methods or technology that satisfy certain criteria.
IMPORTANCE OF CRITERIA FILL-IN the YELLOW AREAS.
Mileage Range Comfort Shifting Capacity Repair
Mileage 1.000 3.003 0.333 5.000 3.030 1.000 Logic check:
Range 0.333 1.000 0.200 3.030 0.333 0.333 If this statement is true, you are on the ri
Comfort 3.000 5.000 1.000 7.008 3.003 3.003 Range is less important than
Shifting 0.200 0.330 0.143 1.000 0.333 0.333
Capacity 0.330 3.000 0.333 3.000 1.000 1.000
Repair 1.000 3.000 0.333 3.000 1.000 1.000
sum 5.863 15.333 2.342 22.038 8.700 6.670
Weights
Mileage 0.171 0.196 0.142 0.227 0.348 0.150 0.206
Range 0.057 0.065 0.085 0.138 0.038 0.050 0.072
Comfort 0.512 0.326 0.427 0.318 0.345 0.450 0.396
Shifting 0.034 0.022 0.061 0.045 0.038 0.050 0.042
Capacity 0.056 0.196 0.142 0.136 0.115 0.150 0.133
Repair 0.171 0.196 0.142 0.136 0.115 0.150 0.152
checksum 0.739 0.587 0.655 0.682 0.732 0.650 1.000 checksum = 1?

EVALUATION OF CHOICES:

Design A 20.00 300.00 1.00 4.00 1,000.00 0.0014

Design B 16.00 240.00 4.00 3.00 700.00 0.0016
Design C 15.00 260.00 3.00 3.00 1,000.00 0.0017
Design D 20.00 400.00 2.00 1.00 600.00 0.0020
nothing 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
nothing 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
sum 71.00 1,200.00 10.00 11.00 3,300.00 0.01
Note: Be sure that the high score signifies the most desireable
COLUMN-NORMALIZED MATRIX: Weights
Design A 0.28169 0.25 0.1 0.363636 0.30303 0.213371 Mileage 0.206
Design B 0.225352 0.2 0.4 0.272727 0.212121 0.238976 Range 0.072
Design C 0.211268 0.216667 0.3 0.272727 0.30303 0.248933 Comfort 0.396
Design D 0.28169 0.333333 0.2 0.090909 0.181818 0.29872 Shifting 0.042
nothing 0 0 0 0 0 0 Capacity 0.133
nothing 0 0 0 0 0 0 Repair 0.152
checksum 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
Multiply the Column-normalized matrix by the Weights column vector
to yield the SCORES column vector.
SCORES:
Design A 0.203
Design B 0.295 Highest is recommended
Design C 0.267
Design D 0.234
nothing 0.000
nothing 0.000
checksum 1.000

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are on the right track.

Mileage

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AHP Method for selecting methods or technology that satisfy certain criteria.
IMPORTANCE OF CRITERIA FILL-IN the YELLOW AREAS.
Cost Polls Casualties Terror red.
Cost 1.0000 3.0030 0.2000 0.1429 Logic check:
Polls 0.3330 1.0000 0.1429 0.1111 If this statement is true, you are on the right track.
Casualties 5.0000 7.0000 1.0000 0.3333 Polls is less important than Cost
Terror red. 7.0000 9.0000 3.0000 1.0000
sum 13.3330 20.0030 4.3429 1.5873
Weights
Cost 0.075 0.150 0.046 0.090 0.090
Polls 0.025 0.050 0.033 0.070 0.044
Casualties 0.375 0.350 0.230 0.210 0.291
Terror red. 0.525 0.450 0.691 0.630 0.574
checksum 0.475 0.550 0.309 0.370 1.000 checksum = 1?

EVALUATION OF CHOICES:

Bomb 0.0050 70.00 0.0033 30.00

Diplomacy 0.0100 40.00 0.0100 20.00
Invade 0.0025 20.00 0.0010 80.00
sum 0.02 130.00 0.01 130.00
Note: Be sure that the high score signifies the most desireable

COLUMN-NORMALIZED MATRIX: Weights

Bomb 0.285714 0.538462 0.232558 0.230769 Cost 0.090
Diplomacy 0.571429 0.307692 0.697674 0.153846 Polls 0.044
Invade 0.142857 0.153846 0.069767 0.615385 Casualties 0.291
checksum 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 Terror red. 0.574
Multiply the Column-normalized matrix by the Weights column vector
to yield the SCORES column vector.
SCORES:
Bomb 0.250
Diplomacy 0.357
Invade 0.393 Highest is recommended
checksum 1.000

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