Accession Number:

ADP002891

Title:

An Evaluation of ARIADNE (Alternative Ranking Interactive Aid Based on Dominance Structure Information Elicitation),

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

VIRGINIA UNIV CHARLOTTESVILLE DEPT OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS

Personal Author(s):

• White,C. C. , III
• Sage,A. P.
• Dozono,S.
• Scherer,W. T.

Report Date:

1983-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

This paper presents the objectives, operational details, results, and conclusions of an evaluation of a decision aiding procedure ARIADNE. The results of the evaluation indicate that ARIADNE, in comparison to a well-known decision aiding procedure called SMART, 1 has a more flexible model of parameter value description that tends to reduce assessment stress and makes ARIADNE more useful in situations where information precision is poor, 2 allows earlier presentation of initial alternative ranking information and 3 allows the decisionmaker to adjust the mix of alternative ranking specificity and parameter value precision. Author

Descriptors:

• *Decision making
• *Information systems
• Hypotheses
• Scenarios
• Parameters
• Interactions
• Comparison

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE