A focus group of 46 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...

A focus group of 46 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:

(EIHTM)
16

(MIEHT)
10

(HMETI)
10

(TMEIH)
10

Suppose that the losing issues of health care, lowering taxes, and immigration are removed from the table. Now, who is the winner using the Borda count method? AnswerE,H,M,I, orT.

Does the Borda count method violate the irrelevant alternatives criterion? Answeryes orno.