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A note on unconditional probabilities and the voter's paradox

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  1. University of South Carolina, USA

    James J. Buckley (Assistant Professor of Mathematics)

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Buckley, J.J. A note on unconditional probabilities and the voter's paradox. Public Choice 24, 111–114 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01718420

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