Sentence examples for uncertain preferences from inspiring English sources

The grey-based PROMETHEE II methodology is designed to represent and analyze decision problems under uncertainty, which are characterized by limited input data and uncertain preferences of Decision Makers (DMs).

This paper constructs a stochastic optimization cost consensus group decision making model adopting the minimum budget and the maximum utility as objective function simultaneously to study the negotiation consensus with decision makers' opinions expressed in the forms of multiple uncertain preferences such as utility function and normal distribution.

GITFNs are suitable for imprecise and uncertain preference or information in multi-criteria decision method.

By integrating continuous grey numbers with linguistic expressions, each DM's uncertain preference according to multiple criteria can be expressed.

Moreover, to disentangle the pure pricing effect of tariffs from other effects that may influence a consumers tariff choice, such as tariff biases or brand effects, we assume that consumers base their consumption decision solely on prices and their (uncertain) preference for the service offered.

There was no difference in avoidance, information seeking and deliberation between patients favouring BCT or MT. A higher level of decision uncertainty was associated with an uncertain treatment preference.

On the other hand, if parties adhere to certain ideologies and they are uncertain about the preferences of voters then they may have different criteria in equilibrium.

Many Republicans are feeling conflicted about the candidates and uncertain about their preferences.

Among the 106 participants receiving only the verbal narrative, 68 (64%) chose comfort care, 20 (19%) chose limited care, 15 (14%) chose life prolonging care, and three (3%) were uncertain of their preferences.

Among the 94 who also saw the video, 8186%6%) chose comfort care, eight (9%) chose limited care, four (4%) chose life prolonging care, and one (1%) was uncertain of her preferences (χ=13.0, df=3; P=0.003).

So the builders, uncertain of his preference but fearful of offending him, incorporated both.