Density aggregation operators based on the intuitionistic trapezoidal fuzzy numbers for multiple attribute decision making

Abstract

With respect to the multiple attribute decision making problems in which the attribute values take the form of the intuitionistic trapezoidal fuzzy numbers, some methods based on density aggregation operators are proposed. Firstly, the definition, expected value and the ranking method of intuitionistic trapezoidal fuzzy numbers are introduced, and the method of calculating density weighted vector is proposed. Then some density aggregation operators based on interval numbers and intuitionistic trapezoidal fuzzy numbers are developed, and a multiple attribute decision making method is presented. Finally an illustrative example is given to verify the developed approach and to demonstrate its practicality and effectiveness.