Question:
The four most famous generals during the American Civil War were Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. Historians have always debated which was the greatest general from among these four. Following are the pairwise comparisons for five criteria that might be used to evaluate the generals: leadership, including interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with others and delegate responsibility; tactical and technical skills in planning and directing their armies, including the efficient use of their resources; their direct impact on the battles they were involved in; their decision-making skills both between and during battles; and their overall success in the war.
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Using AHP, rank these four Civil Wargenerals.
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Interpersonal Skilils/Leadership General Grant Lee Jackson Sherman 1/3 Jackson Sherman 1/2 1/8 1/2 1/5 Tactical Skills General Grant Lee Jackson Sherman 1/4 1/5 1/3 Jackson Sherman 1/2 1/6 1/8 Impact on Battle General Grant ackson Grant Jackson Sherman 4 1/3 Sherman 1/2 1/3 Decision Making General Grant Jackson Grant Jackson Sherman 1/2 1/3 1/3 1/3 1/5 Sherman 1/3 Overall Success General Grant Jackson Grant Lee Jackson Sherman 1/S 1n 1/6 1/2 1/3 Sherman 1/2 Interperson Tctia Impact Decision Overall Skills on Battles Making Success Criterion Skills/Leadership skills/leadership Tactical skills Impact on battles Decision making Overall success 1/3 1/2 1/5 1/3 1/2 1/9 1/6 1/5