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Ordered Weighted Averaging

OWA (Ordered Weighted Averaging) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Yager, R. R. in 1988; GIS extension 1997. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.

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Sources

  1. Yager, R. R. (1988). On ordered weighted averaging aggregation operators in multicriteria decision making. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics DOI: 10.1109/21.87068

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ScholarGateOWA (Ordered Weighted Averaging). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/owa