Importance

Saaty’s scale

Explanation

Equally importance

1

Two criteria i and j are equally important

2

(*)

Moderately importance

3

Criterion i is moderately more important than criterion j

4

(*)

Strongly importance

5

Criterion i is strongly more important than criterion j

6

(*)

Very strongly importance

7

Criterion i is very strongly more important than criterion j

8

(*)

Extremely importance

9

Criterion i is extremely more important than criterion j