EXCURSIONS IN MODERN...(LL)-W/MYMATHLAB
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Chapter 1, Problem 73E
Consider the following fairness criterion: If a majority of the voters have candidate X ranked last, then candidate X should not be a winner of the election.
a. Give an example to illustrate why the plurality method violates this criterion.
b. Give an example to illustrate why the plurality-with-elimination method violates this criterion. c. Explain why the method of pairwise comparisons satisfies this criterion.
d. Explain why the Borda count method satisfies this criterion.
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The following statements are true except
(a) The plurality method of voting satisfies the majority criterion.
(b) The Borda count method of voting always violates the majority criterion.
(c) The plurality-with-elimination method of voting satisfies the majority criterion.
(d) The pairwise comparison method of voting satisfies the head-to-head criterion
PLEASE HELP
Which fairness criteria, if any, were violated by using Plurality-with-elimination?
LAST QUESTION
An election resulted in Candidate A winning, with Candidate B coming in a close second, and candidate C being a distant third.If in a head-to-head comparison a majority of people prefer B to A or C, which is the primary fairness criterion violated in this election?
Condorcet Criterion
Monotonicity Criterion
Majority Criterion
Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives Criterion
Chapter 1 Solutions
EXCURSIONS IN MODERN...(LL)-W/MYMATHLAB
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