Abstract
Inspired by the Borda count, in this paper we introduce a “fuzzy Borda count”. It is obtained by means of score graduation and normalization processes from its original pattern. The advantages of the Borda count hold, and are even improved, and its drawbacks are somehow corrected, providing an appropriate scheme in multi-person decision making. In addition, these Borda counts are related to approval voting, establishing a unified framework from distinct points of view.
The authors want to acknowledge the financial support of Consejería de Educación y Culture de la Junta de Castilla y León (project VA09/98).
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García-Lapresta, J.L., Martínez-Panero, M. (2002). A Fuzzy Borda Count in Multi-person Decision Making. In: Trzaskalik, T., Michnik, J. (eds) Multiple Objective and Goal Programming. Advances in Soft Computing, vol 12. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1812-3_5
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