A Hybrid MCDM for Private Primary School Assessment Using DEMATEL Based on ANP and Fuzzy Cognitive Map

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BAYKASOĞLU A., UNUTMAZ DURMUŞOĞLU Z. D.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS, vol.7, no.4, pp.615-635, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/18756891.2014.960220
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.615-635
  • Keywords: Private primary school selection, ANP, DEMATEL, FCM, MULTICRITERIA DECISION-MAKING, PARENTAL CHOICE, SELECTION, MODEL, EDUCATION, CONSEQUENCES, ACHIEVEMENT, VARIABLES, SUPPORT, QUALITY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Primary school selection is actually a decision making problem that should be supported with several source of information. Parents usually handle this problem in an unstructured manner which is indeed a fuzzy mental ranking of schools with respect to the effectiveness. In this study, an analytical hybrid multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) model is proposed and explained with details for private primary school selection problem. A case study indicating primary school choices of parents in Turkey is also presented.