In this page, you will learn
which input is required for solving the decision problem.
A decision maker facing a
needs to introduce
the following data:
- actions:
the objects, options amongst which the he has to choose
- criteria:
the
features/characteristics describing these actions
- prefence
parameters: his preferences which will affect his final
deicsion
- weights:
the relative importance of criteria over the others
- indifference
and preference thresholds: the perception he has about
differences on the different
criteria
- ordinal scales:in
presence of non-numerical data, he should provide the software with
some information about his scale.
A decision maker facing a sorting
problem needs to introduce moreover:
- Profiles:
the definition of the categories/groups to which the actions/objects
will
be assigned to.