... by interval numbers. Design/methodology/approach Starting from maximizing the closeness degree of combination forecasting, which is different from minimizing absolute errors, weighted coefficient vectors of combination forecasting methods are obtained. The new concepts of closeness degree for the center...

...Guo Ruilin; Wu Qiufang; Liu Yafei; Liu Yanzhen; Mao Guangzhi; Wang Jinshun Purpose The paper seeks to attempt to solve a decision‐making problem for breeding target character shown as an interval number. Design/methodology/approach A new comprehensive evaluation method is proposed based...