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Assessing and analyzing preferences concerning multiple objectives: An interactive computer program
Author(s) -
Keeney Ralph L.,
Sicherman Alan
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830210304
Subject(s) - structuring , computer science , function (biology) , preference , decision maker , component (thermodynamics) , computer program , operations research , management science , utility theory , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , mathematics , statistics , physics , finance , evolutionary biology , economics , biology , operating system , medicine , thermodynamics , mathematical economics
This paper describes an interactive computer program designed to facilitate the quantification of a decision maker's preferences for multiple objectives in terms of a multiattribute utility function. The program is intended to alleviate many of the operational difficulties with current procedures for assessing and using multiattribute utility functions. The package includes commands for structuring the utility function, assessing single attribute, component utility functions of the overall multiattribute utility function, identifying the preference tradeoffs between attributes, evaluating alternatives, and performing sensitivity analysis. Suggestions for using the program are included.