Optimal site selection for fluting paper mill from agricultural wastes in Golestan Province, Iran

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Table 1 Fundamental scale of absolute numbers corresponding to verbal comparisons.

Absolute numbers	Description
1	Equal importance
3	Moderate importance of one over another
5	Strong or essential importance
7	Very strong or demonstrated importance
9	Extreme importance
2, 4, 5, 6, 8	Intermediate values
1/3–1/9	Use reciprocals for inverse comparisons

Table 2 Choices of the province.

9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Bandar-Gaz	Bandar-Torkaman	Minudasht	Kordkuy	Kalale	Azadshahr	Aliabad	Gonbad	Gorgan
I	H	G	F	E	D	C	B	A

Figure 1 Geometric mean chart of pairwise comparison matrices in terms of main indices.

Figure 2 Geometric mean result chart of pairwise comparison matrices in terms of positive indices (inconsistency rate: 0.02).

Figure 3 Geometric mean chart of pairwise comparison matrices in terms of negative indices (inconsistency rate: 0.01).

Figure 4 Prioritisation chart of choices according to benefits (inconsistency rate: 0.02).

Figure 5 Prioritisation chart of choices according to costs (inconsistency rate: 0.02).

Table 3 The results of positive indices to negative indices ratio.

Gonbad	B/C: 0/173÷0/094 = 1/8404
Gorgan	B/C: 0/166÷ 0/098 = 1/6938
Aliabad	B/C:0/120÷ 0/101 = 1/188
Azadshahr	B/C: 0/115÷ 0/099 = 1/1616
Bandar-Torkaman	B/C: 0/113÷ 0/104 = 1/0865
Kordkuy	B/C: 0/078÷ 0/110 = 0/7090
Minudasht	B/C: 0/079÷ 0/120 = 0/6583
Kalale	B/C: 0/086÷ 0/142 = 0/6056
Bandar-Gaz	B/C: 0/070÷ 0/135 = 0/5185