Assigning priorities to criteria in charts

When you compare pairs of elements based on multiple criteria, you can view charts that contain priorities for the elements according to certain criteria. By default, all of the criteria are equally important. However, if you consider one criterion to be more important than another, you can prioritize the criteria.

About this task

In this diagram, all criteria have the same importance, which is the case when compare pairs of elements based on multiple criteria. Example of a chart when elements are compared based on multiple criteria

In this example, the criteria are assigned priorities.Example of a chart when elements are compared based on multiple criteria that are assigned with priorities

To assign priorities to the criteria:

Procedure

  1. To compare pairs of criteria, complete the steps in Comparing criteria in pairs. To use estimates to compare criteria, complete the steps in “Specifying the estimates for criteria.
  2. Complete the steps in the Comparing elements by multiple criteria section of Comparing pairs of elements.

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