As the number of items (decision alternatives) increases, random index value used in consistency calculations increases.

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The random index value, used in consistency calculations such as in the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), increases as the number of items (decision alternatives) increases because it reflects the average consistency index of randomly generated pairwise comparison matrices, which typically grows with the size of the matrix.

As the Number of Items (Decision Alternatives) Increases, Random Index