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Preference fusion when the number of alternatives exceeds two: indirect scoring procedures

Optimization and Control 2011-10-11 v3 Multiagent Systems Combinatorics

Abstract

We consider the problem of aggregation of incomplete preferences represented by arbitrary binary relations or incomplete paired comparison matrices. For a number of indirect scoring procedures we examine whether or not they satisfy the axiom of self-consistent monotonicity. The class of {\em win-loss combining scoring procedures} is introduced which contains a majority of known scoring procedures. Two main results are established. According to the first one, every win-loss combining scoring procedure breaks self-consistent monotonicity. The second result provides a sufficient condition of satisfying self-consistent monotonicity.

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@article{arxiv.math/0602171,
  title  = {Preference fusion when the number of alternatives exceeds two: indirect scoring procedures},
  author = {Pavel Chebotarev and Elena Shamis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602171},
  year   = {2011}
}

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26 pages, 5 figures One typo fixed