Hesitant Fuzzy DeGroot Opinion Dynamics Model and Its Application in Multi-attribute Decision Making
Keywords:
Hesitant fuzzy set, Opinion dynamics, consensus, decision making, opinion transition matrix, DeGroot opinion dynamics modelAbstract
The research on the evolution law of the opinions can help the decision makers (DMs) improve the decision-making efficiency, predict the trend of events and make the right decision. These opinions are always described by one number, which is inaccurate and incomplete. To solve such a problem, in this paper, the hesitant fuzzy DeGroot (HF-DeGroot) opinion dynamics model is proposed. In order to simulate the transformation of hesitant fuzzy opinions, we introduced the multiplications for real matrix and hesitant fuzzy matrix. Then three kinds of transformation matrices with the consideration of the similarity degree, self-confidence degree and authority degree are constructed based on the hesitant fuzzy data and the consensus condition for the model is discussed as well. Furthermore, the HF-DeGroot opinion dynamics decision-making method is proposed from a prediction perspective and is applied to the emergency decision for the public health events. Finally, the effectiveness, feasibility and practicability of this method are shown by the comparison and simulation results.References
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