Problem: The vice president of Harling Equipment needs to select a new director of marketing. The two possible candidates are Bill Jacobs and Sue Martin, and the criteria thought to be most relevant in the selection are leadership ability (L), personal skills (P) and administrative skills (A) The following pairwise comparison matrixes were obtained.
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Criterion
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L
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P
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A
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L
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1
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1/3
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1/4
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P
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3
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1
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2
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A
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4
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1/2
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1
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Leadership
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Jacobs
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Martin
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Jacobs
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1
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4
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Martin
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1/4
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1
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Personal
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Jacobs
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Martin
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Jacobs
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1
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1/3
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Martin
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3
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1
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Adminstrative
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Jacobs
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Martin
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Jacobs
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1
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2
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Martin
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½
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1
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1) Compute the priorities for each pairwise comparison matrix
2) Determine an overall priority for each candidate. Which candidate is preferred?