A vague set based decision support approach for evaluating research funding programs |
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Authors: | Jue Wang Wei Xu Jian Ma Shouyang Wang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Center for Forecasting Science, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;2. Department of Information, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China;3. Department of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | Scientific Research Assessment (SRA) is receiving increasing attention in both academic and industry. More and more organizations are recognizing the importance of SRA for the optimal use of scarce resources. In this paper, a vague set theory based decision support approach is proposed for SRA. Specifically, a family of parameterized S-OWA operator is developed for the aggregation of vague assessments. The proposed approach is introduced to evaluate the research funding programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). It provides a soft and expansive way to help the decision maker in NSFC to make his decisions. The proposed approach can also be used for some other agencies to make similar assessment. |
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Keywords: | Decision analysis Vague set theory OWA operator Decision support approach Scientific research assessment |
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