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Table 2 Calculations to obtain the final priorities

From: Comparison of patient preferences for fecal immunochemical test or colonoscopy using the analytic hierarchy process

 

Accuracy (0.625)

Complication (0.239)

Preparation (0.136)

Final priorities

FIT

0.25

0.667

0.75

0.418

Colonoscopy

0.75

0.333

0.25

0.582

  1. Final priority of FIT = 0.625 × 0.25 + 0.239 × 0.667 + 0.136 × 0.75 = 0.418.
  2. Final priority of Colonoscopy = 0.625 × 0.75 + 0.239 × 0.333 + 0.136 × 0.25 = 0.582.
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BMC Health Services Research

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