If We Test a Small Number of Light Bulbs from a Large

question 64

Short Answer

If we test a small number of light bulbs from a large group, the small group is called a ____________.

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Definitions:

Condorcet Voting Paradox

A situation in social choice theory where collective preferences can be cyclic (i.e., not transitive), even if the individual preferences of voters are not.

Transitivity

In decision theory, the principle that if preference A is greater than B, and B is greater than C, then A is greater than C.

Arrow's Impossibility Theorem

A theorem that demonstrates the impossibility of devising a social welfare function that satisfies all of a specified set of reasonable conditions simultaneously.

Majority Rule

A decision-making rule in which policies or choices are decided based on the preference of the majority of participants.