Aaron Zeitel is a high school senior deciding which college to attend in the fall. He has narrowed his choices to three liberal arts schools: Arrington, Barton, and Claiborne. His criteria for selection are the school€™s academic reputation, location (and especially proximity to his home), the cost of tuition and room and board, and the social and cultural opportunities available. Following are Aaron€™s pairwise comparisons of the schools for each of the four criteria and his pairwise comparisons for the criteria:

Using AHP, determine which college Aaron should select and check the consistency of the pairwise comparison matrix for thecriteria.

Academic College 2 1/3 1/4 Location College 1/3 1/5 Cost College 1/4 Social College 1/3 1/3 Criterion Academic Location Cost Social 1/2 Academic Location 1/4 1/2 1/3