A multiple criteria nominal classification method based on the concepts of similarity and dissimilarity

In this paper, we propose a new multiple criteria decision aiding method for nominal classification problems, where the categories are predefined and no order exists among them. A multiple criteria nominal classification problem consists of assigning actions, assessed according to multiple criteria, to nominal categories. The new method, designated Cat-SD (Categorization by Similarity-Dissimilarity), is based on the concepts of similarity and...