Table 1 Sets, parameters, and variables of the OPA method34.

From: A fuzzy based hybrid approach for risk assessment of anesthesiologists using OPA and EDAS methods

Sets

I

Set of experts \(\:\forall\:\text{i}\in\:\text{I}\)

J

Set of attributes \(\:\forall\:\text{j}\in\:\text{J}\)

K

Set of alternatives \(\:\forall\:\text{k}\in\:\text{K}\)

Indexes

\(\:i\)

Index of the experts \(\:(1,\dots\:,p)\)

\(\:j\)

Index of preference of the attributes \(\:(1,\dots\:,n)\)

\(\:k\)

Index of the alternatives \(\:(1,\dots\:,m)\)

Variables

Z

Objective function

\(\:{W}_{ijk}^{r}\)

Weight (importance) of \(\:k\) th alternative based on \(\:j\) th attribute by ith expert at \(\:r\) th rank

\(\:{A}_{ijk}^{\text{r}}\)

The \(\:k\) th alternative based on attribute \(\:j\) by expert \(\:i\) at rank \(\:r\)