The Analytical Hierarchy Process is used to decide among three projects that we'll call A,B,and C.The total score for project A is .650,for project B is .514,and for project C is .321.Which of the following statements is best?
A)Project A is twice as good as project C.
B)The analysis must be incorrect because the total scores should sum to 1.00.
C)The analysis must be incorrect because there are two total scores that exceed 0.50.
D)The analysis must be incorrect because project C's total score is odd.

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The total scores obtained from the Analytical Hierarchy Process cannot be directly interpreted as proportions or percentages because they are not based on a fixed scale. Therefore, it is not appropriate to say that project A is twice as good as project C. However, we can say that project A has a higher score than project B, which has a higher score than project C, indicating that project A is the preferred option among the three. The fact that the total scores do not sum to 1.00 or that there are multiple scores above 0.50 does not invalidate the analysis, as long as the method was correctly applied. Similarly, the fact that project C's score is odd has no relevance to the decision-making process.

The Analytical Hierarchy Process Is Used to Decide Among Three