TITLE:
Use of the Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach as a Decision Aid Tool for the Selection of Development Projects in Northern Quebec
AUTHORS:
Jean-Charles Marin, Kazimierz Zaras, Bryan Boudreau-Trudel
KEYWORDS:
Dominance-Based Rough Set, Economic Development, Project Management, Social-Economics
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.5 No.7,
June
23,
2014
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this article is to present a summary of research results
relating to the application of the dominance-based rough set (DRSA) approach to
the selection of projects in the context of the Northern Quebec development
plan. Based on this research, decision makers will be able to rank
municipalities according to their actual needs in social and economic terms. We
believe that public administrators will be able to use various socio-economic
indicators in order to classify, based on chosen criteria, municipalities
(objects) in one of the following four categories: [A]―the best in the region in terms of the
criteria considered; [B]―those that need support in order to acquire category A status; [C]―those that need support in order to acquire
category B status; [D]― those ranked lowest in the region and needing
special support with regard to the criterion or criteria considered. These four
categories are delimited by quartiles relative to the average ranking of
municipalities. The chosen criteria are measured in order to provide decision
rules based on this classification. These decision rules thus focus on the
social and economic needs of municipalities with respect to improving their
performance and classification. By targeting these needs, DRSA will help administrators
of the Northern Quebec development plan to prioritize actions or to evaluate,
for example the social and economic impact of a project in a municipality.