What does weighting scores in the matrix accomplish?

• A. Ignoring the importance of factors
• B. Reducing the number of alternatives
• C. Changing the solutions
• D. Prioritizing some factors over others

Answer: (D)

Weighting scores in a decision matrix means you assign different importance to each criterion so they influence the overall result unevenly. By giving higher weights to the more important factors, those factors contribute more to the final score, so options that perform well on critical areas rise to the top. This isn’t about ignoring importance or reducing the number of options; it’s about adjusting how much each criterion matters in the ranking. It doesn’t change the options themselves, just how their scores are combined to produce the overall decision. For example, if cost is most important, you’d give it a larger weight, so cheaper options will tend to score higher overall even if they’re a bit weaker on other factors.