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select the tradeoff you would like to modify. In some situations,<br />

it is possible to replace the selected tradeoff with the new<br />

tradeoff just assessed. If it is possible, LDW asks you if you<br />

would like to replace the old tradeoff with the new.<br />

If you retain the old tradeoff, there are several ways LDW can<br />

make the adjustments. The simplest way is to adjust the original<br />

tradeoff and make no changes to the other tradeoffs. This has<br />

the desired result of making the new tradeoff hold, but may<br />

have side effects of changing the relative weights of other<br />

measures. More complex adjustments are possible, which<br />

preserve as many of the original weights as possible while still<br />

making the consistency tradeoff hold. Thus, when you get to<br />

this stage of the consistency check, LDW shows you the picture<br />

in Figure 7-17. In this figure, the measures have been grouped<br />

according to those whose relative weights must be adjusted<br />

simultaneously. The circles in this figure represent the relative<br />

weights of the measures in the different sets. The lines<br />

connecting the circles represent one or more tradeoffs. In<br />

particular, the line connecting sets B and C represents the single<br />

tradeoff being adjusted. The two consistency check measures<br />

will be in sets B and C respectively. LDW gives you three<br />

options for adjusting these sets.<br />

! Adjust Weights for All Sets. The tradeoff being<br />

adjusted is represented in the figure by the line<br />

connecting set B to set C. If only this tradeoff is<br />

changed, the weights of sets A and B will change<br />

in relation to sets C and D, but the relative<br />

weights of sets A and B and of sets C and D will<br />

not change. In terms of the picture, the size of the<br />

circles for sets A and B will become proportionally<br />

larger or smaller in relation to the circles for sets C<br />

and D.<br />

! Adjust Weights for Set B Only. In this option LDW<br />

holds the relative weights of sets A, C and D<br />

constant, while it changes the relative weight of<br />

set B. To do this, LDW must adjust the tradeoff(s)<br />

connecting sets A and B and the tradeoff<br />

connecting sets B and C. In terms of the figure,<br />

the relative size of the circles for sets A, C and D<br />

will remain constant, while the circle for set B will<br />

get larger or smaller.<br />

7-46 Section 7 -- Using LDW 2: Assessing

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