Effects of normalization on the entropy-based TOPSIS method

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Highlights：

• Normalization affects the decision result of the entropy-based TOPSIS method.

• Normalization is not necessary for the entropy method.

• Vector normalization and sum normalization are applicable for TOPSIS method.

• It is not appropriate to combine the entropy method and TOPSIS method.

摘要

•Normalization affects the decision result of the entropy-based TOPSIS method.•Normalization is not necessary for the entropy method.•Vector normalization and sum normalization are applicable for TOPSIS method.•It is not appropriate to combine the entropy method and TOPSIS method.

论文关键词：Entropy method,TOPSIS,Entropy-based TOPSIS,Normalization,Information entropy

论文评审过程：Received 20 January 2019, Revised 25 April 2019, Accepted 16 June 2019, Available online 17 June 2019, Version of Record 21 June 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2019.06.035