Index | |
h | Index of experts |
m | Index of response actions (alternatives) (m = 1, 2, …, M) |
n | Index of outcomes (n = 1, 2, …, N) |
k | Index of attributes (k = 1, 2, …, K) |
Parameter | |
H | Number of experts |
M | Number of response actions (alternatives) |
N | Number of possible outcomes in terms of different responses |
K | Number of attributes considered in the medical emergency problem |
Ehk | Reference point value of expert Eh regarding criterion k |
Rhk | Normalized reference point value of expert Eh regarding criterion k |
\(\overline{R}_{k}\) | Mean reference point value regarding criterion k |
rk | Collective reference point value regarding criterion k |
xmnk | kth attribute value with respect to the nth outcome of the mth action |
zmnk | Corresponding gain or loss regarding each value |
vmnk | Normalized gain or loss regarding each value |
Set | |
E | Group of experts |
A | Set of all feasible response actions in a medical emergency |
P | Vector of probabilities with respect to various outcomes |