Table 4. Rating scale.

scale aij Meaning
1 Ci=Cj
3 Ci>Cj andRij is tiny
5 Ci>Cj andRij is small
7 Ci>Cj and Rij is moderate
9 Ci>Cj and Rij is big
one of 2,4,6,8 Ci>Cj and Rij is between the adjacent R that mentioned above
1,1/2,…,1/9 Ci<Cj and Rij is the reciprocal of the R that mentioned above