AHP

Question 1

What does AHP stand for?

Answer 1

Analytic Hierarchy process

Question 2

What is step 1 of AHP?

Answer 2

Construct hierarchical model

Question 3

What is step 2 of AHP?

Answer 3

Pairwise comparison of criteria and alternatives.

Question 4

What is step 3 of AHP?

Answer 4

Derivation of priorities using normalized geometric mean (NGM)

Question 5

What is step 4 of AHP?

Answer 5

Synthesizing the results using GSG and Wij.

Question 6

What is step 5 of AHP?

Answer 6

Consistency using CR, CI and RI

Question 7

What is a pairwise comparison used for?

Answer 7

Used for developing judgment matrices

Question 8

How is Normalised Geometric Mean (NGM) calculated?

Answer 8

GMR/Total GMR

Question 9

What is GMR?

Answer 9

The geometric mean of each matrix row

Question 10

What is GSG?

Answer 10

GSG = Global priorities of the alternatives with respect to the main goal.

Question 11

What is Wij

Answer 11

Wij = Local weight of alternatives with respect to the main criteria i.

Question 12

How much Inconsistency does AHP allow?

Answer 12

10%

Question 13

What is CR, CI, and RI?

Answer 13

CR = consistency rate, 
CI = consistency index,  
RI = Random consistency Index.