Table 2 Nine-level scaling method.

From: Research on product design priority allocation based on user characteristics classification

Scale

Implication

1

Indicates that two product design elements have equal priority over each other.

3

Indicates a slight preference between the two product design elements.

5

Indicates a clear preference between the two product design elements.

7

Indicates a strong preference for the former over the latter.

9

Indicates an extreme preference for the former over the latter.

2,4,6,8

Indicates the intermediate value of the above adjacent judgments.