Table 6 Summary of pairwise comparison values
Intensity of importance | Definition | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
1 | Equal importance | Two activities contributed equally to the objective |
2 | Weak importance | Experience and judgment slightly favored one activity over another |
5 | Absolute importance | The evidence that favored one activity over another was of the highest possible order of affirmation |
Reciprocals of previous nonzero | If activity i has one of the previous nonzero numbers assigned to it when compared with activity j, then j has the reciprocal value when compared with i | |