Multifunctional Methodology of Expert Evaluation Alternatives in Tasks of Different Information Complexity

Abstract

The study proposes a multipurpose methodology for expert evaluation of alternatives based on applying Voting methods, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) for decision-making problems of various classes of complexity, depending on the linear, hierarchical or network structure of their description. Simplification and optimization of pairwise comparisons of alternatives in AHP and ANP and improving consistency and compatibility of expert judgments are achieved by visualization based on oriented graphs. The methodology has been tested in the field of defense planning. But it has a universal character and can be applied in intelligent systems for various subject areas.