| AHP | analytic hierarchy process |
| AIC | Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) |
| CFA | confirmatory factor analysis |
| C.I. | consistency index |
| C.R. | consistency ratio |
| CFI | comparative fit index |
| IFI | incremental fit index |
| KMO test | Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test |
| NNFI | non-normed fit index |
| RMSEA | root mean square error of approximation |
| R.C.I. | random consistency index |
| WHO | world health organization |