Finding the probable best candidate?

[Steve Barney]

Rob LeGrand:

Here's the Borda Count outcome for your example.

11:Browne>Bush>Buchanan>Gore>Nader
2:Buchanan>Bush>Browne>Nader>Gore
8:Bush>Browne>Buchanan>Gore>Nader
16:Bush>Buchanan>Browne>Gore>Nader
12:Bush>Buchanan>Browne>Nader>Gore
17:Gore>Nader>Browne>Bush>Buchanan
3:Nader>Browne>Gore>Bush>Buchanan
31:Nader>Gore>Browne>Bush>Buchanan
				
Average Ranking (equivalent to the Borda Count):
Ballots	11	2	8	16	12	17	3	31
Brown	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	3
Bush	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	4
Buchana	3	1	3	2	2	5	5	5
Gore	4	5	4	4	5	1	3	2
Nader	5	4	5	5	4	2	1	1

Ranking x Ballots:							Total
Brown	11	6	16	48	36	51	6	93	267
Bush	2	6	2	3	3	12	8	12	48
Buchana	6	2	3	2	2	20	20	20	75
Gore	12	5	12	8	10	5	15	10	77
Nader	20	20	20	20	20	2	3	2	107

	Average Rank
Brown	2.67
Bush	0.48
Buchana	0.75
Gore	0.77
Nader	1.07

Societal Outcome:
Bush>Buchanan>Gore>Nader>Brown

So, what's the point?


-SB


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