New approach for estimation of criteria weights based on a linguistic evaluation

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Highlights：

• New method for estimation of criteria weights is proposed.

• Linguistic evaluation of criteria importance is described via triangular fuzzy number.

• Fuzzy numbers are transformed to the crisp weights of criteria.

• Transformation is significantly improved against current approaches.

• Proposed method can be widely used in practice for its user-friendliness.

摘要

•New method for estimation of criteria weights is proposed.•Linguistic evaluation of criteria importance is described via triangular fuzzy number.•Fuzzy numbers are transformed to the crisp weights of criteria.•Transformation is significantly improved against current approaches.•Proposed method can be widely used in practice for its user-friendliness.

论文关键词：Lai and Hwang's approach,Linguistically expressed criteria importance,Open unit trust,Transformation scale,Triangular fuzzy number,Weight

论文评审过程：Received 15 January 2018, Revised 15 January 2019, Accepted 18 January 2019, Available online 29 January 2019, Version of Record 8 February 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.01.069