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Visualizing preferences on spheres for group decisions based on multiplicative preference relations

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Title: Visualizing preferences on spheres for group decisions based on multiplicative preference relations
Authors: Ma, Li-Ching1 lcma@nuu.edu.tw
Source: European Journal of Operational Research. May2010, Vol. 203 Issue 1, p176-184. 9p.
Subjects: Group decision making, Visual perception, Judgment (Psychology), Models & modelmaking, Decision theory, Problem solving, Preferences (Philosophy), Decision support systems
Abstract: Abstract: Decision makers’ choices are often influenced by visual background information. One of the difficulties in group decision is that decision makers may bias their judgment in order to increase the possibility of a preferred result. Hence, the method used to provide visual aids in helping decision making teams both to observe the background context and to perceive outliers is an important issue to consider. This study proposes an extended Decision Ball model to visualize a group’s decisions. By observing the Decision Balls, each decision maker can: see individual ranking as well as similarities between alternatives, identify the differences between individual judgments and the group’s collective opinion, observe the clusters of alternatives as well as clusters of decision makers, and discover outliers. Thus, this method can help decision makers make a more objective judgment. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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Abstract:Abstract: Decision makers’ choices are often influenced by visual background information. One of the difficulties in group decision is that decision makers may bias their judgment in order to increase the possibility of a preferred result. Hence, the method used to provide visual aids in helping decision making teams both to observe the background context and to perceive outliers is an important issue to consider. This study proposes an extended Decision Ball model to visualize a group’s decisions. By observing the Decision Balls, each decision maker can: see individual ranking as well as similarities between alternatives, identify the differences between individual judgments and the group’s collective opinion, observe the clusters of alternatives as well as clusters of decision makers, and discover outliers. Thus, this method can help decision makers make a more objective judgment. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
ISSN:03772217
DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2009.07.008