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Table 1 Comparison of aggregation methods and weights

From: Measuring patients’ priorities using the Analytic Hierarchy Process in comparison with Best-Worst-Scaling and rating cards: methodological aspects and ranking tasks

 

Geometric mean ranking

Median ranking

Mean ranking

AIJ

AIP

AIJ

AIP

AIJ

AIP

Med. issues

1

1

1

1

1

1

Research

3

3

5

5

3

3

Current events

6

6

9

6

6

5

Social support

2

2

4

3

7

2

Diagnosis

5

4

2

2

2

4

Treatment

4

5

3

4

4

6

Disease patterns

7

8

6

8

9

11

Current studies

11

10

7

11

5

10

Study results

9

9

8

9

8

8

Registry

13

13

13

12

11

13

Law counseling

10

12

10

13

10

12

Psychosocial counseling

12

11

11

10

12

9

Self-help

8

7

12

7

13

7

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