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Pairwise majority relation among spatial alternatives (voter i prefers a to b when U_i(a) > U_i(b)), with the Condorcet winner and loser, cycle detection, the top cycle (Smith set), Miller's uncovered set, the Banks set (tops of maximal transitive chains), Copeland and Borda scores.

Usage

MajorityTournament(voters, alternatives, model = "quadratic", ...)

Arguments

voters, alternatives

Points.

model

Utility model (see VoterUtility).

...

Passed to VoterUtility.

Value

list(margin, beats, condorcet_winner, condorcet_loser, cyclic, top_cycle, uncovered, banks, copeland, borda); indices are 1-based.

References

Miller, N. R. (1980). A new solution set for tournaments and majority voting. American Journal of Political Science 24, 68-96. Banks, J. S. (1985). Sophisticated voting outcomes and agenda control. Social Choice and Welfare 1, 295-306.

Examples

MajorityTournament(c(0, 1, 2), c(0, 1, 2))$condorcet_winner
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