The Results of an Election Are Summarized in the Preference

question 37

Short Answer

The results of an election are summarized in the preference table below. (a)Using the pairwise comparison voting method, determine the winner.
(b)If candidate B is eliminated and the votes are recounted, does this election violate the irrelevant alternative
Criterion?

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