| The
mayor of Smallville is being chosen in an election using
the Method of Pairwise Comparisons. The four candidates
are Paul (the town barber), Rita (head of the town
council), Sarah (Superintendent of Education), and Tim
(former District Attorney). 500 registered voters cast their preference ballots. The results are summarized in the preference schedule below. |
# of |
Voters |
|||
Place |
130 | 120 | 100 | 150 |
| 1st | P | T | T | S |
| 2nd | R | R | R | R |
| 3rd | S | S | P | P |
| 4th | T | P | S | T |
Rank the candidates using the Extended Pairwise Comparisons procedure. answer