Detailed Explanation for Plurality Method Example
| | group of 18 | group of 12 | group of 10 | group of 9 | group of 4 | group of 2 |
| Killians | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Molson | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Samuel Adams | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Guinness | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Meister Brau | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Here are the rankings for each of the beverages:
| Place | Killians | Molson | Samuel Adams | Guinness | Meister Brau |
| first | 12 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 6 (4+2) |
| second | 14 (10+4) | 0 | 18 | 11 (9+2) | 12 |
| third | 0 | 0 | 18 (12+4+2) | 0 | 37 (18+10+9) |
| fourth | 11 (9+2) | 0 | 10 | 34 (18+12+4) | 0 |
| fifth | 18 | 37 (12+10+9+4+2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
It should now be clear that Molson is the top beer under the plurality
voting scheme.
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