A focus group of 41 people for ABC TV were asked to rank the government spending priorities of education (E), military spending (M), health care (H), immigration (I), and lowering taxes (T). Here are the preferences:
Suppose that the losing issues of immigration, health care, and military spending are removed from the table. Now, who is the winner using the Borda count method?

A) T
B) E
C) No winner.

Question

A focus group of 41 people for ABC TV were asked to rank the government spending priorities of education (E), military spending (M), health care (H), immigration (I), and lowering taxes (T). Here are the preferences: ​  ​
Suppose that the losing issues of immigration, health care, and military spending are removed from the table. Now, who is the winner using the Borda count method?
​
A) ​T 
B) ​E 
C) ​No winner.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Using Borda count method, we assign points to each option based on their rank, where the top rank gets the most points and the lowest rank receives the least. 
In the original preferences, each option receives points as follows:
 
E: 165
M: 103
H: 102
I: 78
T: 182
 
After removing the losing issues of immigration, health care, and military spending, the points are redistributed as follows:
 
E: 23
T: 18
 
Therefore, e is the winner with 23 points.

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