[EM] Responses to some of Forest's ideas

[Rob LeGrand]

Forest wrote:
> This method is a kind of cross or hybrid between Borda and Copeland, so it
> is not surprising that it would have high SU and a tendency to pick the CW
> when there is one. However, the following example shows that it doesn't
> always pick the CW:
>
> 51 ABCDE
> 49 BCDEA
>
> Borda(wv) gives the win to B with a score of 249 compared to the CW's
> score of 204.

Good example, Forest.  Thanks!  Black beats it on SU anyway.  Borda(wv) does
pick the CW almost all the time, though, just like Minmax (or Condorcet(EM))
almost always picks from the Smith set.

--
Rob LeGrand
honky98 at aggies.org
http://www.aggies.org/honky98/

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