Dealing with Uncertainty in the Analysis and Reporting of MCDA

Catharina G.M. Groothuis-Oudshoorn; Henk Broekhuizen; Janine van Til

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47540-0_5

Dealing with Uncertainty in the Analysis and Reporting of MCDA

Catharina G.M. Groothuis-Oudshoorn, Henk Broekhuizen, Janine van Til

Health Technology & Services Research

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to provide guidance regarding the various types and sources of uncertainty that influence the outcome of a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) model. For each MCDA step, i.e., structuring, scoring, weighting, and aggregating, we will describe sources of uncertainty and point to methods to deal with these uncertainties. Also the use of sensitivity analyses and the relevance of qualifying and quantifying uncertainty in MCDA will be discussed. The consideration of uncertainty is a difficult but important balancing act between capturing the complex uncertainties of the decision and keeping the MCDA comprehensible for decision makers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Support Healthcare Decisions
Editors	Kevin Marsh, Mireille Goetghebeur, Praveen Thokala, Rob Baltussen
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	5
Pages	67-85
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-47540-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-47538-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47540-0_5
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2017

Keywords

Decision Maker
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Parameter Uncertainty
Structural Uncertainty
Confidence Bound

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Dealing with Uncertainty in the Analysis and Reporting of MCDA. / Groothuis-Oudshoorn, Catharina G.M.; Broekhuizen, Henk; van Til, Janine.
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Support Healthcare Decisions. ed. / Kevin Marsh; Mireille Goetghebeur; Praveen Thokala; Rob Baltussen. Springer, 2017. p. 67-85.

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