The Bradley--Terry condition is L1--testable

Abstract

We provide an algorithm with constant running time that given a weighted tournament T, distinguishes with high probability of success between the cases that T can be represented by a Bradley--Terry model, or cannot even be approximated by one. The same algorithm tests whether the corresponding Markov chain is reversible.

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