“…This enables a group decision-making where experts use heterogeneous data types. Currently, most of the research in data fusion is in the fields of sensing and communicating (Chen & Luo, 1999;Goodridge, Luo, & Kay, 1994;Hussien, Bender, & Ismael, 1994a;Hussien, Ismael, & Bender, 1994b;Singh & Bailey, 1997;Valet, Mauris, Bolon, & Keskes, 2003).…”