Table 1 Fundamental scale of absolute numbers.
Intensity of importance | Definition | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
1 | Equal importance | Two activities each contribute equally to the goal |
3 | Moderate importance | Experience and judgment favor one activity slightly more than another |
5 | Strong importance | Experience and judgment favor one activity strongly more than another |
7 | Very strong importance | One activity is significantly preferred over another |
9 | Extreme importance | The evidence in favor of one activity over another is of the highest possible grade of confirmation |
2, 4, 6, 8 | Intermediate values between the two adjacent judgments | When a compromise is required |
Reciprocals of above | If activity i has one of the above nonzero numbers assigned to it when compared with activity i when j has the reciprocal value when compared with i | A reasonable assumption |
