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question 111

Essay

Table 22-8
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The citizens of Mayville are having a severe budget shortage and are faced with eliminating athletics from the town high school. The town administrator has determined that the town can afford to maintain one sport. Exactly one of the three choices will prevail, and the choice will be made by way of pairwise voting, with the majority determining the outcome on each vote. The preferences of the voters are summarized in the table below.

-Refer to Table 22-8. Explain why the Condorcet paradox applies to this voting situation.

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Definitions:

Outcome Study

An investigation designed to assess the results or outcomes of specific interventions or treatments in order to determine their effectiveness.

Inclusion Criteria

The set of guidelines or characteristics required for an individual to participate in a research study or clinical trial.

Causal Relationship

The relationship between two variables where changes in one variable directly cause changes in the other.

Statistically Significant

A determination that the observed results in a study are unlikely to have occurred by chance, indicating a real effect within a predetermined level of confidence.