Selection of Experts to Validate a Research Proposal Using a Neutrosophic Method

Abstract

The regulation and relocation of tolerance centers has remained a current and important issue in Ecuador. As a
proposal to solve this situation, we elaborated a Project of Municipal Ordinance to relocate the tolerance centers. We propose
the use of expert criteria to validate the application of the proposed project in the city of Tulcan, Ecuador. For the selection of
the experts, we made use of the neutrosophic theory, with single value neutrosophic sets (SVNS) associated to linguistic
variables. The use of SVNS allowed us to evaluate the level of theoretical and practical knowledge of the experts in the subject
under study, and their suitability to analyze it, taking into account the weight that the experts assigned themselves. As a main
result, the proposed project was validated, obtaining a “Very relevant” general evaluation.