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2-Tuple linguistic soft set and its application to group decision making

Authors: Zhifu Tao, Huayou Chen, Ligang Zhou, Jinpei Liu

Published in: Soft Computing | Issue 5/2015

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The aim of this paper is to put forward the 2-tuple linguistic soft set by combining the concepts of 2-tuple linguistic term set and soft set. The traditional set operations and corresponding properties are investigated. We develop the algebraic operations and discuss their corresponding properties based on which we introduce the applications of this theory in solving decision making problems. Four algorithms using the notion of 2-tuple linguistic soft information aggregation function are developed to handle group decision making problem. Finally, a selection problem of investment strategy is shown to illustrate the feasibility and validity of our approach.

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Title: 2-Tuple linguistic soft set and its application to group decision making
Authors: Zhifu Tao
Huayou Chen
Ligang Zhou
Jinpei Liu
Publication date: 01-05-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Soft Computing / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1432-7643
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7479
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-014-1335-4

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