The basic operations for combining real values in the frame of decision analysis are the Weighted Mean (WM) and the Ordered Weighted Averaging operator (OWA). The weighted mean allows the system to compute an aggregate value from the ones coming from several sources, taking into account the reliability of each information source. Alternatively, the OWA operator allows the user to weight the val...

General conclusions relating pairwise tallies with positional (e.g., plurality, antiplurality (“vote-for-two”)) election outcomes were previously known only for the Borda Count. While it has been known since the eighteenth century that the Borda and Condorcet winners need not agree, it had not been known, for instance, in which settings the Condorcet and plurality winners can disagree, or must ...

This paper presents a new method for genre identification that combines homogeneous classifiers using OWA (Ordered Weighted Averaging) operators. Our method uses character n-grams extracted from different information sources such as URL, title, headings and anchors. To deal with the complexity of web pages, we applied MLKNN as a multi-label classifier, in which a web page can be affected by mor...

In this article, we have studied the possibility of applying Borda and Fuzzy Borda voting schemes to combine semantic role labeling systems. To better select the correct semantic role, among those provided by different experts, we have introduced two measures: the first one calculates the overlap between labeled sentences, whereas the second one adds different scoring levels depending on the ve...

one of the most important requirements of developing appropriate strategies for international marketing is correct identification of target markets. using quantitative techniques and decision making skills will lead to better results regarding the evaluation of marketing strategies. in this study, first we have used internal factor evaluation (ife) matrix for recognizing and comparing strengths...

This paper presents a new method for genre identification that combines homogeneous classifiers using OWA (Ordered Weighted Averaging) operators. Our method uses character n-grams extracted from different information sources such as URL, title, headings and anchors. To deal with the complexity of web pages, we applied MLKNN as a multi-label classifier, in which a web page can be affected by mor...

Ordinal consensus ranking problems have received much attention in the management science literature. A problem arises in situations where a group of k decision makers (DMs) is asked to rank order n alternatives. The question is how to combine the DM rankings into one consensus ranking. Several different approaches have been suggested to aggregate DM responses into a compromise or consensus ran...

Environmental indices (EI) are common communication tool used to describe the overall status of environmental systems (e.g. air, water, soil). Development of EI entails the use of mathematical operators to aggregate various non-commensurate input parameters in a logical manner. Ordered weighted averaging (OWA) operator is a general mean type operator that provides flexibility in the aggregation...

Abstract: Determination of the best performance parking attendants at Asahan District Transportation Service aims to increase responsibility and high loyalty get satisfactory results award with performance. The assessment officers was carried out by 3 assessors namely traffic engineering management, section, administration staff. problem in assessing is that there no structured system so time q...

The ordered weighted averaging (OWA) operator and its associated weight vectors have been both theoretically practically verified to be powerful effective in modeling the optimism/pessimism preference of decision makers. When several different OWA are offered, it is necessary develop certain techniques aggregate them into one vector. This study firstly details motivating examples show necessity...