Journal
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 357-367Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4174(01)00020-3
Keywords
Dempster-Shafer theory; DS/AHP; expert system; multi-criteria analysis; real estate appraisal; uncertainty
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This paper outlines a new software system we have developed that utilises the newly developed method (DS/AHP) which combines aspects of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with Dempster-Shafer Theory for the purpose of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM). The method allows a decision maker considerably greater level of control (compared with conventional AHP methods) on the judgements made in identifying levels of favouritism towards groups of decision alternatives. More specifically, the DS/AHP analysis allows for additional analysis, including levels of uncertainty and conflict in the decisions made, for example. In this paper an expert system is introduced which enables the application of DS/AHP to MCDM. The expert system illustrates further the usability of DS/AHP, also including new aspects of analysis and representation offered through using this method. The principal application used to illustrate this expert system is that of identifying those residential properties to visit (view), from those advertised for ales through a real estate brokerage firm. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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