Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Group DEMATEL Method with Multi-granular Evaluation Scales

Decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory is a widely applied method used in the research of complicated socioeconomic system issues. However, this traditional method is not feasible when experts are non-homogeneous and hesitant between two or more statements. In this paper, hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets (HFLTSs) are applied to facilitate the experts’ expressions with regard to a direct influence level between factors, in order to...