Table 2

Linguistic scale for fuzzy Delphi method questionnaire

7-point linguistic scaleFuzzy scale (m1, m2, m3)
1. Extremely not important0.00, 0.00, 0.10
2. Not important0.00, 0.10, 0.30
3. Somewhat not important0.10, 0.30, 0.50
4. Neutral0.30, 0.50, 0.70
5. Somewhat important0.50, 0.70, 0.90
6. Important0.70, 0.90, 1.00
7. Extremely important0.90, 1.00, 1.00