[EM] very simple email poll

[Forest W Simmons]

1. Is C socially preferable to A? ___Yes

2. Is tossing a coin to decide between A and B socially preferable to 
A? ___Yes

3. Is C socially preferable to tossing a coin to decide between A and 
B? ___No, 

although asymptotically the added variety of a lottery like (A+B+C)/3 
might be preferable.

Forest

Jobst wrote ...

>Hello folks,
>
>I would be very glad if all of you would take one minute's time to 
answer this very simple email poll!
>
>Consider a situation with three options A,B,C and only two voters, 
whose ratings* are as follows:
>
>voter 1: A 100, C 50, B 0
>voter 2: B 100, C 50, A 0
>
>Now please answer these three questions with "yes" or "no":
>
>1. Is C socially preferable to A? ___
>
>2. Is tossing a coin to decide between A and B socially preferable to 
A? ___
>
>3. Is C socially preferable to tossing a coin to decide between A and 
B? ___
>
>Thank you very much!
>Jobst
>
>*If you want, you may interpret the ratings as the best information we 
have about "individual utility".
>