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  1. Levels of Measurement

    There are four types of number scales: NOIR The nominal scale of measurement only satisfies the identity property of measurement.  Values assigned to variables represent a descriptive category, but they have no inherent numerical value with res...
  2. Alternatives Chart

    The Alternatives Chart page displays the same priorities as the Alternatives Grid . Alternative Charts Overview By default, the Columns chart is displayed.  The column chart below shows the alternative priorities with respect to the overall Goa...
  3. Absolute Measurement

    Relative measurement in AHP is performed by comparing two elements, e.g., objectives or alternatives, one to another; whereas absolute measurement is performed on each element, e.g., alternatives, one at a time.  There are several ways this is done ...
  4. Dynamic Analysis

    Overview Dynamic Sensitivity analysis is used to dynamically change the priorities of the objectives to determine how these changes affect the priorities of the alternative choices.   Click  to show/hide the toolbar options:  By dragging...
  5. Satisficing

    Satisficing is a decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate result rather than the optimal result, because aiming for the optimal solution may necessitate needless expenditure of time, energy and resources. 1 A combinatio...
  6. Loss aversion

    Loss aversion refers to the tendency to prefer avoiding a loss rather than acquiring an equivalent gain.  This leads to risk aversion , which is when people prefer avoiding losses to making gains when they evaluate an outcome comprising similar ...
  7.  Introducing Comparion® Release 2020

    October 23, 2019 | HTML5 (No Silverlight version) We are excited to introduce you to Expert Choice Comparion® 2020.  Key improvements: Expanded browser support.  Comparion 2020 allows you to use any HTML5 supported browsers, which means ALL mod...
  8. Consensus View

    The consensus view shows the standard deviations (the square root of the variances) among evaluators who have both an  allowed role and a judgment. The table is sorted from highest disagreement to lowest disagreement among evaluators for each nod...
  9. Self-host Instructions for Active Directory/Single Sign-On (SSO)

    To set up Comparion Self-Host with your Active Directory/SSO: Configure saml.config Open the saml.config file located in the installation folder (...\ Application ).   Edit the saml.config parameters. This needs to be confi...
  10. Strategic Buckets

    You can set up "Strategic Buckets" by designating categories for the alternatives/projects.  Typical categories might include the type of project, business area addressed, time frame, level of risk, geographical region, etc.  Strategic buckets are ...