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Examples of Difficulties with Ordinal Preferences that Disappear with Cardinal Preferences

Author(s)
Thomas Saaty
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
United States
Luis Vargas
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
United States

Publication date: Jul, 1996

Journal: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (ISAHP’96)
- Pages: 157-164

Abstract: We examine some examples where the use of cardinal preferences solves problems that occur when ordinal preferences are used exclusively. Ordinal preferences are the first step toward ranking alternatives but they are not the last. In general we are interested in deriving a consistent ranking of alternatives which may then be used to construct a scale after a unit of measurement has been developed.

Keywords: Ordinal preference, AHP, Analytic Hierarchy Process

URL: https://doi.org/10.13033/isahp.y1996.034