A group evidential reasoning approach based on expert reliability

• Published in: European journal of operational research Vol. 246; no. 3; pp. 886 - 893
• Main Authors: Fu, Chao, Yang, Jian-Bo, Yang, Shan-Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.11.2015; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Decision analysis; Decision making units; Evidential reasoning approach; Evidential reasoning rule; Expert reliability; Experts; Mathematical problems; Multiple attribute group decision analysis; Optimization techniques; Reliability; Validation studies; Wuhu China; China; Evidential reasoning approach; Multiple attribute group decision analysis; Decision analysis; Expert reliability; Evidential reasoning rule

•A group evidential reasoning approach based on expert reliability is developed.•Reliability of an expert in a group is measured.•Incomplete assessments are handled to form interval-valued expert reliabilities.•Weights and reliabilities of attributes and experts are included in the method.•The propo...