Outcome of the unranked paired-comparison of the three alternatives and four decision factors is tabulated in Tables 5.3 to 5.6.
Table 5.2 Example Information for Trade-off Analysis
Decision factor
A1
A2
A3
F1
Decreases air quality by 5% Decreases air quality by 20% Decreases air quality by 12%
F2
Decreases water quality by 10% Decreases water quality by 15% Decreases water quality by 5%
F3
Decreases land productivity by25% Decreases land productivity by15% Decreases land productivity by10%
F4
Ambient noise level 65 dBA Ambient noise level 60 dBA Ambient noise level 60 dBA


Table 5.3 Ranking of Alternatives Relative to F1
Alternatives
Assignment of desirability
Sum
ACC
A1
1
1
1
.
.
.
3
0.50
A2
0
.
.
0
1
.
1
0.17
A3
.
0
.
1
.
1
2
0.33
A4 (dummy)
.
.
0
.
0
0
0
0.00
Total
.
6
1.00
ACC = alternative choice coefficient

Table 5.4 Ranking of alternatives Relative to F2
Alternatives
Assignment of desirability
Sum
ACC
A1
1
0
1
2
0.33
A2
0
0
1
1
0.17
A3
1
1
1
3
0.50
A4 (dummy)
0
0
0
0
0.00
Total
6
1.00


Table 5.5 Ranking of Alternatives Relative to F3
Alternatives
Assignment of desirability
Sum
ACC
A1
0
0
1
.
.
.
1
0.17
A2
1
.
.
0
1
.
2
0.33
A3
.
1
.
1
.
1
3
0.50
A4 (dummy)
.
.
0
.
0
0
0
0.00
Total
.
.
.
.
.
.
6
1.00


Table 5.6 Ranking of Alternatives Relative to F4
Alternatives
Assignment of desirability
Sum
ACC
A1
0
0
1
.
.
.
1.0
0.16
A2
1
.
.
0.5
1
.
2.5
0.42
A3
.
1
.
0.5
.
1
2.5
0.42
A4 (dummy)
.
.
0
.
0
0
0
0.00
Total
.
.
.
.
.
.
6
1.00