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