Table 6 The linguistic scale of importance
Linguistic scale | Triangular fuzzy numbers | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
Equal importance | (1,1,1) | Two disciplines or sub-criteria has equal importance |
Moderate importance | (2,3,4) | Experience and judgement moderately favour one discipline and sub- criteria over another |
Strong importance | (4,5,6) | Experience and judgement strongly favour one discipline and sub- criteria over another |
Very strong importance | (6,7,8) | One discipline and sub- criteria very strongly favoured over another one |
Extremely strong importance | (9,9,9) | One discipline and sub- criteria extremely strong favoured over another one |