The source of some paradoxes from social choice and probability (Q1820994)
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The source of some paradoxes from social choice and probability (English)
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1987
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A simple property of open sets being mapped into open sets is shown to be the source common to many paradoxes in probability and social choice theory. Conditional probability and Simpson's paradox as well as voting and Arrow's paradox are used as the main examples.
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ranking methods
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paradoxes
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Conditional probability
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Simpson's paradox
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