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The EDAS (Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution) approach has an important role in decision-making (DM) problems, particularly in multi-attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) scenarios, where there are many conflicting criteria. This paper aims to introduce the IHFR-EDAS approach, which utilizes the IHF rough averaging aggregation operator. The aggregation operator is crucial for aggregating intuitionistic hesitant fuzzy numbers into a cohesive component. Additionally, we introduce the concepts of the IHF rough weighted averaging (IHFRWA) operator. For the proposed operator, a new accuracy function (AF) and score function (SF) are established. Subsequently, the suggested approach is used to show the IHFR-EDAS model for MAGDM and its stepwise procedure. In conclusion, a numerical example of the constructed model is demonstrated, and a general comparison between the investigated models and the current methods demonstrates that the investigated models are more feasible and efficient than the present methods.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/axioms14010021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,31]],"date-time":"2024-12-31T07:51:57Z","timestamp":1735631517000},"page":"21","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Intuitionistic Hesitant Fuzzy Rough Aggregation Operator-Based EDAS Method and Its Application to Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Problems"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Muhammad Kamraz","family":"Khan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan"}]},{"given":"Muhammad Sajjad Ali","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak 27200, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8217-3308","authenticated-orcid":false,"family":"Kamran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics, Islamia College Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8042-1806","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ioan-Lucian","family":"Popa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computing, Mathematics and Electronics, \u201c1 Decembrie 1918\u201d University of Alba Iulia, 510009 Alba Iulia, Romania"},{"name":"Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Transilvania University of Brasov, Iuliu Maniu Street 50, 500091 Brasov, Romania"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"435","DOI":"10.15388\/Informatica.2015.57","article-title":"Multi-criteria inventory classification using a new method of evaluation based on distance from average solution (EDAS)","volume":"26","author":"Zavadskas","year":"2015","journal-title":"Informatica"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"338","DOI":"10.1016\/S0019-9958(65)90241-X","article-title":"Fuzzy sets","volume":"8","author":"Zadeh","year":"1965","journal-title":"Inf. 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