swisva022 17:36 ‘Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Excel, tutorial | XLSTAT Help Center > Help center Have a question? XISTAT now! © Home TUTORIALS & GUIDES Decision Aid _Ancytie Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Excl tutorial Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Excel, tutorial This tutoril shows how to configure an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) ‘ond how to interpret the results using XISTAT in INCLUDED IN v Excel TEN v Whatis Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)? AHP is a decision ald ‘method based on a criteria hierarchization itis better ‘adapted wnen the criteria umber remaine reasonable, ond when the user is able to evaluate 2 by 2the elements of his problem. The AHP feature proposed in XiSTAT has the ‘advantage of not having tony limitations on the number of citoia, of suberiteria and of alternatives and allows the participation of large number of evaluators Dataset to use inan AHP analysis The data correspond to the parameters of a decision problem about the purchase of e new car. We hitps:melp xlstat.com/6578-analytihierarchy-process-ahp-excel tutorial 18switt2022 17:36 ‘Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Excel, tutorial | XLSTAT Help Center > Help center Have a question? ry XIstAT now! criteria ore the cost, eafety, capacity and style of tho car. The ertetion cost is divides into suberiteria hich are the purchase price, the fuel cost, the maintenance, and resale. The criterion capacity includes 2 suderiteria Which ore the number of passengers ond the capacity of earge. Scar ‘models are evaluated Using all erteria ana suberiteria, The solutions to the problem are calles alternatives, The data is groupes in a table as follows: The goal ofthis tutorial isto fing which car is the best cholee according to the opinions of the three evaluators, Setting up an AHP analysis with XLSTAT Stop 1: Generate the AHP design The frst step is to generate ‘design of experiment with the DHP tool. Launch XISTAT and click on che menu XLSTAT / Advanced features / Decision aid | ‘he dialog box Designe for AHP anatysis oppears hitps:melp xlstat.com/6578-analytihierarchy-process-ahp-excel tutorial 216switt2022 17:36 ‘Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Excel, tutorial | XLSTAT Help Center > Help center Have a question? Inthe General tab, select the car list (Datasheet of the demo Excel fie) in the Alternatives field. Then select the column that contains the criteria in the field with the same name, the 4 suberiteria colurnns inthe respective field and finally the colurnn that Contains in the field Evaluators labels, After clicking the OK button, the design of the ‘experiment is generated ‘ond displayed in a new shoot named AHP design. The data summary table, the Saaty table and the instructions for filing in the comparison tables of the design are displayed in the output shoot ‘The Saaty table provides the values to be used by the 3 evaluators in order to filin tre comparison tables, Below is an example of filing in the criteria compor'son table by the evaluator Owen. For example, Owen hos evaluated the cost versus the style at 7. According to the Saaty scale, this means that the cost judged to be very important comparedte the style criterion analysis e sa features / Decision aid | hitps:melp xlstat.com/6578-analytichierarchy-process-ahp-excel-ttoial ‘Try XLSTAT now! 318switt2022 17:36 ‘Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Excel, tutorial | XLSTAT Help Center > Help center Have a question? sry XISTAT now table. in the General tab, ‘choose @ worksheet that contains a DHP design generated by XISTAT, here AHP dosign After clicking the OK. button, the computations stort and the results ore displayed in a new sheat named AHP. Interpreting the results of an AHP analysis he frst resuts are tables cond graphs presenting the ‘mean values of the results obtained by the evaluator. Below are presented tables ‘and graphs of the results obtained for each evalucter. ‘The results ore given by @ table on erteti, one or mote tables on suberiteria fond a table on the akernatives. ifthe graphical option is fenabled, the results are olso displayed os bor charts. In this example, iis the cost eriterion that impacts the most the decision ‘making, and in particular the suberiterion purchase price hitps:melp xlstat.com/6578-analytihierarchy-process-ahp-excel tutorial 48switt2022 17:36 ‘Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Excel, tutorial | XLSTAT Help Center > Help center Have a question? sry XISTAT now sey 8 Capacity 22,76, ste 446 Based on these priorities it Is the cor Element wnieh seems to answer the prob However, by taking into ‘account al the criteria, we suggest that the car Odyssey could be the best choice (summing the Weights of the ertetia for each car model). Going further with AHP analysis The XISTAT AHP feature offers the possbilly to test the data consistency by calculating two parameters: the index of coherence ond the ratio of coherence, This test allows checking the inconsistencies wnich ‘could be entered in the comparison tables. For ‘example, if the ratio of coherence is greater than lo% then tis recommended to review the evaluation of the comparison table concerned, Was this artiet useful? hitps:melp xlstat.com/6578-analytihierarchy-process-ahp-excel tutorial 58switt2022 17:36 ‘Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Excel, tutorial | XLSTAT Help Center > Help center Have a question? sry XISTAT now Similar articles ‘Customize a decision tree in Excel... Calculation methods and optimal Building a decision treein Excel, tut... Bullding a Bayesian Network in Exc.- Electre Imulti-criteriadecisionan..._Electre 3 multi-criteria decision an. 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