Title
The Threshold Decision Making Effectuated By The Enumerating Preference Function
Abstract
Based on the leximin and leximax preferences, we consider two threshold preference relations on the set X of alternatives, each of which is characterized by an n-dimensional vector ( n >= 2) with integer components varying between 1 and m(m >= 2). We determine explicitly in terms of binomial coefficients the unique utility function for each of the two relations, which in addition maps X onto the natural 'interval' {1; 2,..., vertical bar X vertical bar}, where (X) over tilde = X/I is the quotient set of X with respect to the indifference relation I on X induced by the threshold preference. This permits us to evaluate all equivalence classes and indifference classes of the threshold order on X, present an algorithm of ordering the monotone representatives of indifference classes, and restore the indifference class of an alternative via its ordinal number with respect to the threshold preference order.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1142/S021962201350034X
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & DECISION MAKING
Keywords
Field
DocType
Weak order, surjective utility function, indifference class, ordinal number, ordering algorithm, dual preference
Integer,Discrete mathematics,Combinatorics,Ordinal number,Quotient,Tilde,Equivalence class,Binomial coefficient,Mathematics,Monotone polygon
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
12
6
0219-6220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.38
4
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Fuad T. Aleskerov14315.85
Vyacheslav V. Chistyakov282.55