What Is the Appropriate Sample Size to Run Analytic Hierarchy Process in a Survey-Based Research?

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is often adopted in survey-based research activities and the number of participants involved in AHP studies ranges from few experts to hundreds of interviewed people. A common goal of survey research is to collect data representative of a population and, to this end, determining sample size is essential. The question then is, what is the appropriate sample size to run AHP in a survey-based study? To the best of the authors' knowledge, no previous study addressed the proposed research question in the field of AHP-based survey. The current study aimed to propose a simulation approach for addressing the question of appropriate sample size for AHPbased survey. The proposed approach and the related findings will be presented and discussed.