Exam 9: Social Choice: the Impossible Dream

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Use the following information to answer the Questions One hundred voters are to elect one of the four candidates: A, B, C, or D. Their preference schedule is shown below. \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad Number of voters\text { Number of voters} 40 32 18 10 First choice A B D C Second choice C C C D Third choice B A B A Fourth choice D D A B -Is there a Condorcet winner?

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Use the following information to answer the Questions A five-member evaluating committee votes by approval voting on 10 faculty members for a promotion as indicated in the table below. An X indicates an approval vote. \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad Voters \text { Voters } Candidates 1 2 3 4 5 -Which faculty member is chosen for the promotion if just one of them is to be selected?

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Use the following information to answer the Questions Thirty board members must vote on five candidates: X, Y, Z, U, and V. Their preference rankings are summarized in the table below. \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad Number of students \text { Number of students } 12 10 8 First choice Second choice Third choice Fourth choice Fifth choice -Find the winner using the Hare system.

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