Ranking of Independent and Dependent Fuzzy Numbers and Intransitivity in Fuzzy MCDA

Ranking of fuzzy numbers (FNs) is a key stage within fuzzy multicriteria decision analysis (FMCDA). However, the influence of FNs dependence on their ranking, including ranking alternatives within FMCDA, has not been studied yet. In this article, for studying such an influence, the widely used defuzzification-based fuzzy ranking methods, centroid index, and integral of means, along with their modi...