Finding the probable best candidate? - CORRECTION#3

[Steve Barney]

CORRECTION #3: Enough of the errors already! Please.

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Rob LeGrand:

Here's the Borda Count outcome for your example, expressed in terms of the
average ranking, which is equivalent to the Borda Count.

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

Preference Schedule:
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:
Brown	11	6	16	48	36	51	6	93
Bush	22	4	8	16	12	68	12	124
Buchana	33	2	24	32	24	85	15	155
Gore	44	10	32	64	60	17	9	62
Nader	55	8	40	80	48	34	3	31

	Total	Average Ranking
Brown	267	2.67
Bush	266	2.66
Buchana	370	3.7
Gore	298	2.98
Nader	299	2.99


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

So, what's the point?


-SB


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