Problem: The vice president of Harling Equipment needs to select a new director of marketing. The two possible candidates are Bill Jacobs and Sue Martin, and the criteria thought to be most relevant in the selection are leadership ability (L) , personal skills (P) and administrative skills (A) The following pairwise comparison matrixes were obtained.
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Criterion
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L
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P
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A
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L
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1
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1/3
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1/4
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P
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3
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1
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2
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A
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4
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1/2
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1
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Leadership
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Jacobs
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Martin
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Jacobs
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1
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4
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Martin
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1/4
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1
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Personal
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Jacobs
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Martin
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Jacobs
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1
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1/3
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Martin
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3
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1
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Adminstrative
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Jacobs
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Martin
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Jacobs
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1
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2
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Martin
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½
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1
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- Compute the priorities for each pairwise comparison matrix
- Determine an overall priority for each candidate. Which candidate is preferred?