arXiv AI
Aug 7
Stability of Ranking-dependent Pair-wise Comparison Patterns in the Analytic Hierarchy Process
arXiv:2608. 05958v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The paper addresses several ranking-dependent decision support methods.
Geometric mean-based pairwise comparison method with the reference values -- statistical approach
arXiv:2607. 10038v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: For many years, the pairwise comparison method has been widely used for decision-making involving experts.
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Jul 9
POO-LPSP: Parallel Osprey Optimized Least Penalty-Squared Prioritization Methods for Priority Derivation in the Analytic Hierarchy Process
arXiv:2607. 07313v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Pairwise comparison (PC) via pairwise reciprocal matrices (PRMs) is central to the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).
arXiv AI
Jul 7
Internal Pluralism and the Limits of Pairwise Comparisons
arXiv:2607. 02672v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Local pairwise comparisons are a standard tool for learning how people want decision rules to work, e.
arXiv AI
Jun 8
TOPSIS-RAD: Ranking According to Desires
arXiv:2606. 07253v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Traditional TOPSIS derives its reference points -- the Positive Ideal Solution ($PIS$) and Negative Ideal Solution ($NIS$) -- from the observed alternative set, making rankings susceptible to misalignment with decision-maker (DM) requirements, sensitivity to outlier performances, and rank reversal.
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 17
A fairness-aware extension of Stochastic Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis for ranking
arXiv:2606. 17756v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Fairness has become a central concern in ranking problems involving individuals or social groups, particularly under the Responsible Artificial Intelligence agenda.
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 30
Pairwise Comparisons without Stochastic Transitivity: Model, Theory and Applications
arXiv:2501. 07437v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Most statistical models for pairwise comparisons, including the Bradley-Terry (BT) and Thurstone models and many extensions, make a relatively strong assumption of stochastic transitivity.
arXiv AI
Jun 30
Can LLMs Rank? A Tale of Triads and Triage
arXiv:2606. 30412v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: From housing allocation for households experiencing homelessness to triage in emergency departments, LLMs are increasingly being considered as judges of consequential decisions that require ranking people for scarce resources.
arXiv AI
Aug 12
Closing a 17-Year Gap: Algorithmic Detection and Empirical Prevalence of Rank Reversal in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
arXiv:2508. 00129v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Rank Reversal, where the relative order of alternatives changes in ways that violate axioms of rational decision-making, is a well-documented threat to the reliability of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods.
arXiv AI
Jul 7
Double Fuzzy Probabilistic Interval Linguistic Term Set and a Dynamic Fuzzy Decision Making Model based on Markov Process with tts Application in Multiple Criteria Group Decision Making
arXiv:2111. 15255v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The probabilistic linguistic term has been proposed to deal with probability distributions in provided linguistic evaluations.
arXiv AI
Jul 29
Human Preference aligned Tabular Similarity
arXiv:2607. 24880v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Task-agnostic tabular embeddings are increasingly used for similarity search in real-world business systems such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 9
Nonparametric LLM Evaluation from Preference Data
arXiv:2601. 21816v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Evaluating the performance of large language models (LLMs) from human preference data is crucial for obtaining LLM leaderboards.
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 3
A More Accurate Algorithm Comparison through A/B Testing using Offline Evaluation Methods
arXiv:2607. 01958v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: A/B testing is the gold standard for selecting the better algorithm in online services.