Borda Count

[MIKE OSSIPOFF]

>In an informal non-binding poll you are asked to rate them on a scale of
>zero to 100%, so naturally you rate them in proportion to the number of
>issues on which they agree with you (assuming all of the issues are
>equally important to you).
>
>aaaa gets 100%
>addd, dadd, ddad, ddda get identical ratings of 75%
>aadd, adad, adda, daad, dada, ddaa get identical ratings of 50%
>daaa, adaa, aada, aaad  get identiacl ratings of 25%
>dddd gets 0% .
>
>
>Next, in another informal non-binding poll you are asked to rank the
>candidates.
>
>Since you cannot distinguish all of them on the issues, you use looks and
>personality to break up the groups with identical ratings:
>
>aaaa > aaad > aada > ... > dddd
>
>The second pollster immediately converts your rankings to a rating via the
>Borda Count with  rates between 0/15 and 15/15.
>
>Which would you consider to be a more accurate representation of your
>estimation of the candidates' abilities to represent your viewpoint in
>the legislature?

The first one.

Mike Ossipoff

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