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  1. Spanning Set

    Expert Choice employs an algorithm to determine when a spanning set of judgments has been entered for a cluster of elements, at which point priorities can be derived.  A spanning set of judgments is such that every element can be "reached" from eve...
  2. Heuristics

    Heuristics are decision-making techniques that simplify the process of coming to a reasonable decision when the "perfect" decision is unreachable or unknowable.  Heuristics may be understood as mental shortcuts that enable individuals to make quic...
  3. Hard Data and Judgment

    Important decisions and resource allocations involve some combination of hard data and judgment.  Expert Choice has effective ways for you to synthesize hard data and judgment into rational, defensible, convincing decisions.  This is accomplished b...
  4. Workgroup, Model and Evaluation Wording

    Comparion has a flexible way of defining the wording to be used on your model. The Model Wording is initially defined for new models from: Default Options Set s   - use the wording as specified on the default option sets Judgments Options wo...
  5. Rules of thumb

    A rule of thumb is a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation. 1  It is based not on theory but on practical experience. FW Taylor, who is often called "The Father of Scientif...
  6. Filter Alternatives

    You can specify alternatives be excluded or included in the Synthesize results using the Filter Alternatives dropdown.  Click  to expand the toolbar options, if collapsed.  By default, all alternatives are displayed. Show top N Alternatives....
  7. Custom Constraints

  8. Simple tradeoffs

    Making decisions involves making tradeoffs  among objectives; this is a difficult and poorly understood aspect of decision making.  Decisions become difficult when they involve several competing objectives.  The greater the number of objectives, th...
  9. Machine Certificates

    You should have your own machine certificate, but if not you can create a self-generated certificate. To create a self-generated certificate: Start Powershell with administrator privileges Navigate to the Certs folder which is contained in the m...
  10. Common Applications for the AHP Methdology

    Prioritization of strategic objectives Site selection Source selection Vendor selection HR candidate selection Performance evaluation 360° reviews Project portfolio management Capital budgeting Resource allocation Voice of the customer Fo...