Abstract
Cosine similarity is a commonly used similarity measure in computer science. We apply this similarity measure to define a voting rule, namely, the cosine similarity rule. This rule selects a social ranking that maximizes cosine similarity between the social ranking and a given preference profile. Our main finding is that the cosine similarity rule in fact coincides with the Borda rule.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Social Choice and Welfare |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jun 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Economics and Econometrics