Table 2 Scaling principles.

From: Prediction of suitable drug for keloid through analytic hierarchy process and topological indices

Intensity rank

Definition of intensity rank

1

Both decisive factors contribute equally to the goal

3

Moderate importance of one decisive factor in comparison with the other

5

Strong importance of one decisive factor in comparison with the other

7

Very strong importance of one decisive factor in comparison with the other

9

Extreme strong importance of one decisive factor in comparison with the other

2,4,6,8

Intermediate importance between the two adjustment decisions