Mathematical Ideas (13th Edition) - Standalone book
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Author: Charles D. Miller, Vern E. Heeren, John Hornsby, Christopher Heeren
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Chapter 15, Problem 15T
To determine
To Calculate: The winner by pairwise comparison method for the provided voter profile given that
The voter profile is,
| Number of voters | Ranks to candidate |
| c > m > b > s | |
| s > b > m > c | |
| s > b > c > m | |
| m > c > b > s |
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