An influence-driven feedback system for preference similarity network clustering based consensus group decision making model
Information FusionPublished 10 March 2019
Nor Hanimah Kamis, Francisco Chiclana, Jeremy Levesley
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A new influence-driven feedback mechanism procedure is introduced for a preference similarity network clustering based consensus reaching process and aims at identifying the network influencer for the generation of advices.
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