The Analytic Hierarchy Process Is Preferred to a Multifactor Evaluation

question 38

Multiple Choice

The Analytic Hierarchy Process is preferred to a multifactor evaluation process when

• A)there is high confidence in determining factor weights without pairwise comparisons.
• B)there is low confidence in determining factor weights without pairwise comparisons.
• C)one desires a lesser level of computational analysis.
• D)there is a high confidence in determining factor weights with pairwise comparisons.

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