Table 1 9-point scale table.

From: Predicting water-conducting fracture zone height in three-soft coal seams using a BOA-MLP model

Scale Value

Interpretation

1

A and B are equally important

3

A is slightly more important than B

5

A is strongly more important than B

7

A is very strongly more important than B

9

A is extremely more important than B

2, 4, 6, 8

Intermediate values between adjacent judgments

Reciprocal

If A/B = a, then B/A = 1/a