Applying Four Voting Methods to a Voter Profile For each of Exercises 11-18, determine the election winner using the
(a) plurality method
(b) pairwise comparison method
(c) Borda method
(d) Hare method.
In Exercises 11 and 12, a 13-member committee is selecting a chairperson. The 3 candidates are
Amy a, Byron b, and Cory c.
Each committee member completely ranked the candidates on a separate ballot. Determine the selected chairperson.
In Exercises 13 and 14, a 13-member committee is selecting a new company logo from 3 alternatives
a, b, and c.
Each committee member completely ranked the possible logos on a separate ballot. Determine the new company logo.
Number of Voters | Ranking |
2 | a > c > b |
3 | c > b > a |
4 | b > a > c |
4 | b > c > a |
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