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Group Decision-Making Based on Set Theory and Weighted Geometric Operator with Interval Rough Multiplicative Reciprocal Matrix

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Interval rough numbers play an important role in dealing with complex fuzzy relationships. In this paper, a group decision-making (GDM) model based on interval rough multiplicative reciprocal (IRMR) matrix is proposed. Firstly, the inconsistency, satisfactory consistency and complete consistency of the IRMR matrix are defined from the perspective of set theory. Secondly, an improved method for the inconsistent IRMR matrix is introduced to address the inconsistent preference matrix in GDM. We define the uniform approximation matrix of the IRMR matrix, prove its existence, and provide a new calculation method for the sorting vector of IRMR matrix. Finally, the multiplicative reciprocal matrix obtained with a weighted geometric operator assembly is still the IRMR matrix. A GDM algorithm of the IRMR matrix is presented. The proposed algorithm is demonstrated using an illustrative example, and its feasibility and effectiveness are verified through comparison with other existing methods.

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We would like to thank the editors and anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71871228).

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    Rui-lu Huang, Hong-yu Zhang & Jian-qiang Wang

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    Juan-juan Peng

  3. College of Mathematics and Information Science, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, People’s Republic of China

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Huang, Rl., Zhang, Hy., Peng, Jj. et al. Group Decision-Making Based on Set Theory and Weighted Geometric Operator with Interval Rough Multiplicative Reciprocal Matrix. Int. J. Fuzzy Syst. 22, 1815–1831 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40815-020-00900-2

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