Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134468372
Author: Peter Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 42E
Table 1-32 (See Exercise 12) shows the preference schedule for an election with four candidates (A. B, C, and D). Use the method of pairwise comparisons to
1. find the winner of the election.
2. find the complete ranking of the candidates.
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D | A | B | C | C |
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C | C | A | B | B |
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A | B | C | A | D |
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B | D | D | D | A |
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
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