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In this study, comprehensive multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods are investigated under bipolar neutrosophic environment. First, the operations of BNNs are redefined based on the Frank operations considering the extant operations of bipolar neutrosophic numbers (BNNs) lack flexibility and robustness. Subsequently, the Frank bipolar neutrosophic Choquet weighted Bonferroni mean operator and the Frank bipolar neutrosophic Choquet geometric Bonferroni mean operator are proposed based on the Frank operations of BNNs. The proposed operators simultaneously consider the interactions and interrelationships among the criteria by combining the Choquet integral operator and Bonferroni mean operators. Furthermore, MCDM methods are developed based on the proposed aggregation operators. A numerical example of plant location selection is conducted to explain the application of the proposed methods, and the influences of parameters are also discussed. Finally, the proposed methods are compared with several extant methods to verify their feasibility.
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Appendix
Proof of Theorem 3.
Proof
Theorem 3 will be proven by utilizing the mathematical induction of n as follows:
\(x_{i} = T_{i}^{ + } ,I_{i}^{ - } ,F_{i}^{ - }\) and \(y_{i} = I_{i}^{ + } ,F_{i}^{ + } ,T_{i}^{ - }\) are utilized to simplify the process. First, Eq. (22) must be proven.
(a) For n = 2, the following equations can be easily calculated:
and
Then,
That is, when n = 2, Eq. (22) is correct.
(b) Equation (22) is assumed to be correct when n = k. That is,
Thereafter, when n = k + 1, the following equation can be obtained:
Equations (27) and (28) must be proven to prove Eq. (26).
(1) Equation (27) can be proven by utilizing the mathematical induction of k as follows:
① For k = 2, the following equation can be obtained easily:
② Equation (27) is assumed to be correct when k = l. That is,
Subsequently, when k = l + 1, the following equation can be obtained:
Thereafter, when k = l + 1, Eq. (27) is correct. Therefore, Eq. (27) is correct for all k.
(2) Similarly, Eq. (28) can be proven.
Subsequently, when Eqs. (25), (27), and (28) are used, Eq. (26) can be converted into the following form:
Thus, when n = k + 1, Eq. (22) is correct. Then, Eq. (22) is correct for all n.
Therefore, Eq. (18) can be easily proven.
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Wang, L., Zhang, Hy. & Wang, Jq. Frank Choquet Bonferroni Mean Operators of Bipolar Neutrosophic Sets and Their Application to Multi-criteria Decision-Making Problems. Int. J. Fuzzy Syst. 20, 13–28 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40815-017-0373-3
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