A note on the voting problem.
Stochastica, Tome 13 (1992) no. 1, p. 155.

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Let v(n) be the minimum number of voters with transitive preferences which are needed to generate any strong preference pattern (ties not allowed) on n candidates. Let k = [log2n]. Then it is shown that v(n) ≤ n-k if n and k have different parity, and v(n) ≤ n-k+1 otherwise.
Classification : 91B12
Mots-clés : Inferencia estadística, Experimentos estadísticos, Problema del voto, transitive preferences, strong preference pattern 
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Miguel Angel Fiol Mora. A note on the voting problem.. Stochastica, Tome 13 (1992) no. 1, p. 155. https://geodesic-test.mathdoc.fr/item/STO_1992__13_1_39290/