3.12 The method of pairwise comparisons - example

For the same preference profile…

Ranking	ABC	ACB	BAC	BCA	CAB	CBA
No. of Votes	5	0	2	1	0	4

Who is the winner in Pairwise Comparison Method?

• A over B: 5 voters;
• B over A: 7 voters;
• C over A: 5 voters;
• A over C: 7 voters;
• B over C: 8 voters;
• C over B: 4 voters;

Thus, B beats A, A beats C, B beats C.

• Then, B obtains 2 points, A obtains 1 point and C obtains 0 points.

• The winner is the candidate B.