Theory and Approaches of Group Decision Making with Uncertain Linguistic Expressions

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This book mainly introduces a series of theory and approaches of group decision-making based on several types of uncertain linguistic expressions and addresses their applications. The book pursues three major objectives: (1) to introduce some techniques to model several types of natural linguistic expressions; (2) to handle these expressions in group decision-making; and (3) to clarify the involved approaches by practical applications. The book is especially valuable for readers to understand how linguistic expressions could be employed and operated to make decisions, and motivates researchers to consider more types of natural linguistic expressions in decision analysis under uncertainties. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Backgrounds and Literature Review (Hai Wang, Zeshui Xu)....Pages 3-31 Front Matter ....Pages 33-33 Representational Models and Computational Foundations of Some Types of Uncertain Linguistic Expressions (Hai Wang, Zeshui Xu)....Pages 35-72 Front Matter ....Pages 73-73 Group Decision-Making Based on EHFLTSs Under the Framework of Decision Matrix (Hai Wang, Zeshui Xu)....Pages 75-105 Preference Analysis and Applications Based on EHFLTSs (Hai Wang, Zeshui Xu)....Pages 107-140 Preference Analysis and Group Decision-Making Based on LTWHs (Hai Wang, Zeshui Xu)....Pages 141-168 Front Matter ....Pages 169-169 An Aspiration-Based Approach with Multiple Types of Uncertain Linguistic Expressions (Hai Wang, Zeshui Xu)....Pages 171-181 Group Decision-Making with Multiple Types of Uncertain Linguistic Expressions: Stochastic Acceptability Analysis (Hai Wang, Zeshui Xu)....Pages 183-210 Front Matter ....Pages 211-211 Provider Selection of Big Data-Based Auditing Platforms with Uncertain Linguistic Expressions (Hai Wang, Zeshui Xu)....Pages 213-222