Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134468372
Author: Peter Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 66E
The Pareto criterion. The following fairness criterion was proposed by Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto
a. Explain why the Borda count method satisfies the Pareto criterion.
b. Explain why the pair wise-comparisons method satisfies the Pareto criterion.
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Excursions in Modern Mathematics (9th Edition)
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