Incorporation of the behavioral issues of the decision maker (DM) is among the aspects that each Multicriteria Decision Making
(MCDM) method implicitly or explicitly takes into account. As postulated by regret theory, the feelings of regret and rejoice
are among the behavioral issues associated with the entire decision making process. Within the context of MCDM, the DM may
feel regret, when the chosen alternative is compared with another one having at least one better criterion value. PROMETHEE
II is a widely known MCDM method that makes no explicit incorporation of regret attitude of the DM. In this paper, we elaborate
on the applicability of regret theory to MCDM context. In particular, we investigate the findings of regret theory and explore
the parallel between regret theory and PROMETHEE II method. Relying on the concepts of regret theory, we demonstrate how a
decision that is made using a PROMETHEE II based outranking method conforms to the regret attitude of the DM. 相似文献
Screening is a process of multiple-criteria decision aid (MCDA) in which a large set of alternatives is reduced to a smaller set that most likely contains the best choice. We propose screening using a distance model calibrated on the basis of the decision-maker's own judgement. Viewing MCDA as preference aggregation based on consequence data, we define consequence and preference expressions (values and weights) and describe how they are aggregated. Then we define screening and explain some of its properties. Using an appropriate definition of distance, our case-based distance method screens a set of alternatives using criterion weights and a distance threshold obtained by quadratic optimization using the decision-maker's selection of alternatives from a test set. This case-based method can elicit the decision maker's preferences more expeditiously and accurately than direct inquiry. An application in water supply planning is used to demonstrate the procedure. 相似文献
Using questionnaire data on 149 Dutch dual‐earner couples with young children participating in the European Famwork study, we examine how adaptive strategies and gender ideology relate to parents’ perceived success in balancing work and family. Path analysis indicates that some adaptive strategies may harm individuals’ work‐family balance, particularly when they are made in the domain where the time budget is limited. In the need to succeed in multiple roles, however, endorsement of traits traditionally linked with the opposite gender, that is masculine traits for women and feminine traits for men, seems beneficial. We speculate that two underlying mechanisms — social pressure and time constraints — jointly operate in determining perceived success in balancing work and family.相似文献
Latent class analysis (LCA) has been found to have important applications in social and behavioral sciences for modeling categorical response variables, and nonresponse is typical when collecting data. In this study, the nonresponse mainly included “contingency questions” and real “missing data.” The primary objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of some potential factors on model selection indices in LCA with nonresponse data.
We simulated missing data with contingency questions and evaluated the accuracy rates of eight information criteria for selecting the correct models. The results showed that the main factors are latent class proportions, conditional probabilities, sample size, the number of items, the missing data rate, and the contingency data rate. Interactions of the conditional probabilities with class proportions, sample size, and the number of items are also significant. From our simulation results, the impact of missing data and contingency questions can be amended by increasing the sample size or the number of items. 相似文献