Research on Assessment Methods for Urban Public Transport Development in China

Table 2

Explanations of 1~9 scales.

Value	Explanation
1	Two indexes are equally important.
3	By comparison, is slightly more important than .
5	In comparison, is clearly more important than .
7	In comparison, is much more important than .
9	In comparison, is extremely more important than .
2, 4, 6, 8	Intermediate state corresponding to the above adjacent judgment.