Table 2 The fundamental 1–9 scale
From: A comprehensive assessment method for the health status of bronzes unearthed at archaeological sites
Intensity of importance | Definition |
|---|---|
1 | Equal importance |
3 | Moderate importance |
5 | Strong importance |
7 | Very strong or demonstrated importance |
9 | Extreme importance |
2,4,6,8 | For a compromise between the above values |
Reciprocals of above | If objective i has one of the above non-zero numbers assigned to it when compared with objective j, then j has the reciprocal value when compared with i |
1.1–1.9 | If the activities are very close |