In this article, we propose the generalized version of the extended, partitioned Bonferroni mean (EPBM) operator with a systematic investigation of its behavior and properties. It can aggregate data of various dimensions in one formulation by modeling mandatory conditions along with partitioned structure interrelationships amongst the criterion set. In addition, we generate the condition for weight vectors satisfied by the weighting triangle associated with the proposed extended aggregation operator. We employed the proposed operator to aggregate a dataset following a hierarchical structure. We found that by implementing the proposed operator one can even rank the alternatives more intuitively with respect to any intermediate perspective of the hierarchical system. Finally, we present an application of the proposed extended aggregation operator in a case-based example of a child’s home environment quality evaluation with detailed analysis.
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