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Problem 1 - An organization was investigating relocating its corporate headquarters to one of the three possible cities. The following pairwise comparison matrix shows the president's judgments regarding the desirability for the three cities.
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New York
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Dallas
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Miami
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New York
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1
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5
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7
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Dallas
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1/5
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1
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3
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Miami
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1/7
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1/3
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1
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A. Determine the priorities for the three cities.
B. Is the president consistent in terms of the judgments provided? Explain.
Problem 2 - Asked to compare three soft drinks with respect to flavor, an individual stated that:
A is moderately more preferable than B
A is equally to moderately more preferable than C
B is strongly more preferable than C
A. Setup the pairwise comparison matrix for this problem
B. Determine the priorities for the soft drinks with respect to the flavor criteria
C. Are the individual's judgments consistent? Explain.
Problem 3 - Like many high school seniors, Anne has several universities to consider when making her final college choice. To assist in her decision, she has decided to use AHP to develop a ranking for school R, school P, and school M. The schools will be evaluated on five criteria, and Anne's pairwise comparison matrix for the criteria is shown below.
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Distance
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Program
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Size
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Campus Climate
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Cost
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Distance
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1
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1/4
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2
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3
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4
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Program
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4
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1
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4
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5
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6
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Size
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1/2
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1/4
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1
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3
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3
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Climate
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1/3
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1/5
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1/3
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1
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2
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Cost
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1/4
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1/6
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1/3
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1/2
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1
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The universities' pairwise comparisons on the criteria are shown below.
Distance
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R
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P
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M
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R
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1
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2
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3
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P
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1/2
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1
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3/2
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M
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1/3
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2/3
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1
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Programs
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R
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P
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M
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R
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1
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1/2
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1
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P
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2
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1
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2
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M
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1
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1/2
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1
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Size
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R
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P
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M
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R
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1
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4
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2
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P
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1/4
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1
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1/2
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M
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1/2
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2
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1
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Climate
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R
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P
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M
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R
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1
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1
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3
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P
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1
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1
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3
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M
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1/3
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1/3
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1
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Cost
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R
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P
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M
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R
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1
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1/5
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1
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P
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5
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1
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5
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M
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1
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1/5
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1
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Using the AHP spreadsheet or AHP Online Program, answer the following questions.
a. What is the overall ranking of the five criteria? Show necessary steps and/or screenshots.
b. What is the overall ranking of the three universities?
Question 4 - Provide an example where you would like to use the AHP method? Create a flowchart to show decision options and alternatives.
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