Likert Scale for comparing importance factors i and j | Weighting Descriptions for i and j | Score |
Equally important | Whenever i is equally important than j, use the associative score. | 1 |
Slightly more important | Whenever i is slightly more important than j, use the associative score. | 3 |
Moderately more important | Whenever i is moderately more important than j, use the associative score. | 5 |
Significantly more important | Whenever i is significantly more important than j, use the associative score. | 7 |
Extremely more important | Whenever i is extremely more important than j, use the associative score. | 9 |
Medium values | Use the medium values whenever needed | 2, 4, 6, or 8 |