The use of the success‐based decision rule to support the holistic evaluation process in FITradeoff

Abstract

AbstractThe flexible and interactive tradeoff (FITradeoff) method is a multi‐criteria decision‐making/aiding (MCDM/A) method in the context of the multi‐attribute value theory. The implementation of the FITradeoff method is supported by a decision support system (DSS), which includes an elicitation procedure for scaling constants with the flexibility of including a holistic evaluation. The holistic evaluation has graphics that can be used to assist decision‐makers (DMs) during the FITradeoff decision process. In this context, three neuroscience experiments have been conducted to investigate how a DM uses the graphics to evaluate an MCDM/A problem. Thus, the main contribution of this paper is to propose the success‐based decision rule. Based on this rule, recommendations are made concerning the holistic evaluation. The first is that this rule can assist the analyst to advise DMs with information on the visualization's probability of success. Second, this rule suggests improvements that can be made to the design of the FITradeoff DSS.