Multi-criteria analysis with partial information about the weighting coefficients

Abstract

In this paper we address the problem of ranking a set of alternatives with partial information about the weighting coefficients. We introduce a family of quasiorders that are easily interpretable and manageable, which includes among others, the natural quasiorder in and other well known preference structures in the literature. The enrichment of the preference structure with respect to the natural quasiorder is measured by means of an absolute measure we introduce.