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Determine Whether the Specified Paradox Occurs Does the Population Paradox Occur Using Hamiltonʹs Method of Apportionment

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Determine whether the specified paradox occurs.
-A town has 13 police officers to be apportioned among 3 precincts based on the population of each Precinct. The populations for the years 1998 and 1999 are given in the following table.  Precinct 123 1998 Population 930738415 1999 Population 975750421\begin{array} { l l l l } \hline \text { Precinct } & \mathbf { 1 } & \mathbf { 2 } & \mathbf { 3 } \\\hline \text { 1998 Population } & 930 & 738 & 415 \\\text { 1999 Population } & 975 & 750 & 421 \\\hline\end{array}
Does the population paradox occur using Hamiltonʹs method of apportionment?


A) Yes
B) No

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