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  1. Time Periods Settings

    You can manage the Time Periods in Allocate > TIME PERIODS SETTINGS .  Below is a sample of a scenario with Time Periods.  Time Periods allows you to have one or more sets of alternatives that will span one or more periods. You can specify Ti...
  2. Groupthink

    Groupthink is a common pitfall in group decision-making and problem-solving.  People feel reluctant to present alternatives, challenge others’ opinions, or express their own opinions.  Conditions are ripe for Groupthink when one or more of these f...
  3. Create and Delete Templates

    When you have a favorite model structure that you want to reuse, you can create a template from it and use it when creating new models.  A  Template is used to create a new Comparion model with predefined: objectives hierarchy,  alternatives,...
  4. Step Function

    The step function is used to convert raw data into ratio-scale data. Depending on the settings made by the Project Manager, the Step Function graph and the resulting priority may vary depending on whether the Piecewise Linear option is enabled or n...
  5. Troubleshooting

    What could go wrong? Site at the FQD N specified in the setup.ini doesn't load or is not found You might not have access to the webserver. Try pinging it. IIS not installed or not configured properly. From the webserver with I...
  6. Levels Of Measurement

    Not all numbers have the same meaning in terms of what operations can be legitimately performed on them.  In order for operations like addition and multiplication with numbers to be mathematically meaningful, the numbers must possess certain proper...
  7. Objectives Grid

    The Objectives  Grid  page shows the objectives priorities with respect to the decision goal for All Participants.  You can select to show the children , covering objectives , or  all objectives below the selected node in the hierarchy: "...
  8. Single Pairwise Graphical/Numerical Comparisons

    Pairwise graphical and numerical comparisons are used to express your judgment about the relative importance,  preference, or likelihood of the two elements being compared. In the example below, we are asked to compare the relative importance of th...
  9. Utility Curve

    Utility curves are used to convert data into ratio scale priorities.  Utility curves can be increasing or decreasing, linear or non-linear. In the example below we are asked to enter data (Initial Cost: 20,195) for the alternative "Toyota Camry." ...
  10. Performance Analysis

    Overview   Performance analysis is used to dynamically change the priorities of the objectives to determine how these changes affect the priorities of the alternative choices. Each performance sensitivity is composed of: The relative import...