Rent-splitting site works out what is fair

• Autores: Timothy Revell
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3131, 2017, pág. 10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Web site Spliddit can work out the mathematically fairest way to decide who sleeps where and for what price in shared accommodation. In theory, to work out such an envy-free solution, the Spliddit algorithm must know the highest portion of the total rent each person would be willing to payforeach room. It then assigns rooms and rents to everyone in a way that minimises the difference between the amount they are willing to pay for that room and the amount they end up paying