| Intensity of Importance |
Definition |
Explanation |
| 1 |
Equal importance |
Two activities contribute equally to the objective |
| 3 |
Moderate importance |
Experience and judgment slightly favor one over another |
| 5 |
Strong importance |
Experience and judgment strongly favor one over another |
| 7 |
Very strong importance |
Activity is strongly favored and its dominance is demonstrated in practice |
| 9 |
Absolute importance |
Importance of one over another affirmed on the highest possible order |
| 2, 4, 6,8 |
Intermediate values |
Used to represent compromise between the priorities listed above |