Rough sets methodology for sorting problems in presence of multiple attributes and criteria

• Published in: European journal of operational research Vol. 138; no. 2; pp. 247 - 259
• Main Authors: Greco, Salvatore, Matarazzo, Benedetto, Slowinski, Roman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 16.04.2002; Elsevier; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Series: European Journal of Operational Research
• Subjects: Classification; Decision rules; Decision theory; Mathematical models; Multiple criteria decision analysis; Rough sets; Sorting; Decision rules; Rough sets; Classification; Multiple criteria decision analysis; Sorting

We consider a sorting (classification) problem in the presence of multiple attributes and criteria, called the MA&C sorting problem. It consists in assignment of some actions to some pre-defined and preference-ordered decision classes. The actions are described by a finite set of attributes and...