Comparing preference orders: Asymptotic independence

Kazuya Kikuchi

doi:10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2015.10.005

Comparing preference orders: Asymptotic independence

Kazuya Kikuchi^*

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A decision maker is presented with two preference orders over n objects and chooses the one which is "closer" to his own preference order. We consider several plausible comparison rules that the decision maker might employ. We show that when n is large and the pair of orders to be compared randomly realizes, different comparison rules lead to statistically almost independent choices. Thus, two people with a common preference relation may nonetheless exhibit almost uncorrelated choice patterns.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Mathematical Social Sciences
Volume	79
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2015.10.005
Publication status	Published - 2016 Jan 1
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Social Sciences(all)
Psychology(all)
Sociology and Political Science

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