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  1. What is Reports?

    The Reports page of Expert Choice Comparion contains Pre-defined reports and Ad-hoc reports. Ad-hoc reports allow the Project Managers to filter model results by specifying filters for one or more columns, either in the grid or by clicking "Create ...
  2. 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,...
  3. Multi-pairwise Verbal Comparison Evaluation

    Pairwise comparisons are entered on a page as shown in the figure below, by clicking on or between words that express your judgment about the relative importance or preference or likelihoods (see Pairwise Comparisons Contexts) of the two elements sh...
  4. Ad-hoc Reports

    Expert Choice Comparion allows Project Owners to filter reports on the Ad-Hoc Reports section of the Reports page.  The ability to exclude various results allows you to view the impact that specific users, objectives, alternatives, and judgments sub...
  5. 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: "...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Scenario Comparisons

    Scenario Comparisons lets you view several scenarios side by side, making it easy to compare the alternatives properties, objective priorities, and constraints side by side. You can select the scenarios to display using the Scenarios drop-down: ...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...