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Multi criteria decision analysis assigns weightings to performance criteria in order to arrive at the 'best'...

Multi criteria decision analysis assigns weightings to performance criteria in order to arrive at the 'best' decision.

Let's say that you were trying to decide on the location of a University's STEM building.

The three performance criteria are:

(a) Ease of access to university students and staff.
(b) Visual impact.
(c) Cost to build.

The two possible locations are:

(a) A city campus
(b) A rural campus

What methods could you use to decide on the weightings?

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