For the Voter Profile Given Below, Who (Or What)is Selected

question 47

Multiple Choice

For the voter profile given below, who (or what) is selected if a runoff election is held between the candidates that rank second and third; and the winner of that election faces the candidate with the
Most first place votes, to decide the final outcome of the election? $\begin{array}{c|l}\text { Number of Voters } & \text { Ranking } \\\hline 15 & \mathrm{~b}>\mathrm{a}>\mathrm{c}>\mathrm{d} \\11 & \mathrm{c}>\mathrm{a}>\mathrm{d}>\mathrm{b} \\9 & \mathrm{~d}>\mathrm{c}>\mathrm{a}>\mathrm{b} \\5 & \mathrm{a}>\mathrm{d}>\mathrm{c}>\mathrm{b} \\1 & \mathrm{c}>\mathrm{d}>\mathrm{a}>\mathrm{b}\end{array}$

• A) \(\mathrm { C }\)
• B) \(b\)
• C) \(a\)
• D) \(\mathrm { d }\)

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A span of values, obtained from sample information, which is expected to encompass the value of an unidentified population characteristic.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, showing how much the values differ from the mean.

Mean

The average of a set of numerical values, calculated as the sum of the values divided by the number of values.