| Scaling | meaning |
| 1 | Expressing the same importance compared to two factors. |
| 3 | Compared with the two factors, the former is slightly more important than the latter. |
| 5 | Compared with the two factors, the former is obviously more important than the latter. |
| 7 | Compared with the two factors, the former is much more important than the latter. |
| 9 | Compared with the two factors, the former is extremely more important than the latter. |
| 2, 4, 6, 8 | Indicates the intermediate value of the above adjacent judgment. |