Table 2 Evaluation scales and meanings.
From: Problem driven innovation design strategies research for product manufacturing process
Scales | Meanings |
|---|---|
1 | The importance of index \(\:i\) is equal to that of index \(\:j\). |
3 | Index \(\:i\) is slightly less important than index \(\:j\). |
5 | Index \(\:i\) is significantly less important than index \(\:j\). |
7 | Index \(\:i\) is strongly less important than index \(\:j\). |
9 | Index \(\:i\) is absolutely less important than index \(\:j\). |
2, 4, 6, 8 | Take the intermediate value of the above. |
Reciprocal of the scale | Index \(\:j\) is more important than index \(\:i\). |
