Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
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Author: Peter Tannenbaum
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Chapter 1, Problem 17E
Table 1-25 (see Exercise 3) shows the preference schedule for an election with five candidates (A, B, C., D. and F). In this election ties are not allowed to stand, and the following tie-breaking rule is used: Whenever there is a tie between candidates, the tie is broken in favor of the candidate with the fewer last-place votes. Use the plurality method to
a. find the winner of the election.
b find the complete ranking of the candidates.
Table1-25
| Number of voters | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st | A | C | A | B | D | D |
| 2nd | B | E | D | E | C | C |
| 3rd | C | D | B | A | B | B |
| 4th | D | A | C | C | E | A |
| 5th | E | B | E | D | A | E |
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