Polarisation Measurement on Three Alternatives

Authors

  • Joost Veth

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26481/marble.2015.v1.100

Abstract

This bachelor thesis adresses the principle of polarisation on three different alternatives. It finds three different functions that find a measure for polarisation, that satisfy certain constraints. Then it argues about the usefulness of these functions

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Perloff, J.M. (2012) Microeconomics. University of Berkeley, California. A4-A8.

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Published

2015-09-07