[EM] Bart's "Median Rating" method?
Bart Ingles
bartman at netgate.net
Tue May 18 21:45:18 PDT 1999
Steve Eppley wrote:
> I think the definition of Bart's Median rating method needs
> clarification, since Bart's claim about highest median rating
> and majority appears dubious. Here's an example to illustrate
> the problem:
>
> voter 1: A=95, B=65
> voter 2: A=85, B=60
> voter 3: A=50, B=20
> voter 4: A=40, B= 0
> voter 5: A=45, B=55
>
> There is a majority (80%) who rank A ahead of B.
>
> Average rating for A = 63
> Average rating for B = 40
>
> Median rating for A = 50?
> Median rating for B = 55?
>
> If I've interpreted correctly how Bart intends it to be
> tallied, B is the candidate with the highest "median rating."
> But I wouldn't agree that B is rated higher than A by a
> majority of voters.
Correction: A majority rate the Median winner (B) higher than any
majority rates the opponent (A).
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