Consider the summary of ranked ballots shown in the table below. Determine the winner of an election using the pairwise comparison method.

1. Construct a pairwise comparison matrix for the sample summary of ranked ballots in the table above.
2. Use the pairwise comparison method to determine a winner.
3. Recall that in Example 11.8, Candidate A won by the ranked-ballot method, and Candidate B won by the Hare method. Did the same candidate win using the pairwise comparison method?
4. Is the winner a Condorcet candidate?

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Number of Ballots 95 90 110 115 Option A 4 4 1 1 Option B 2 2 2 2 Option C 3 1 3 4 Option D 1 3 4 3