A review of methods for capacity identification in Choquet integral based multi-attribute utility theory: Applications of the Kappalab R package

Abstract

The application of multi-attribute utility theory whose aggregation process is based on the Choquet integral requires the prior identification of a capacity. The main approaches to capacity identification proposed in the literature are reviewed and their advantages and inconveniences are discussed. All the reviewed methods have been implemented within the Kappalab R package. Their application is illustrated on a detailed example.Multi-criteria decision aiding; Multi-attribute utility theory; Choquet integral; Free software