[EM] Re: Condorcet package

[Kevin Venzke]

Dave,

 --- Dave Ketchum <davek at clarityconnect.com> a écrit : 
> >>Counting votes:
> >>     (wv) seems the appropriate choice.  If two voters rank a pair of 
> >>candidates (a=b) as equal, then (a>b) and (b>a) should each get one count.

This paragraph is confusing because in WV, a=b is not counted that way.

> He is ranking them as being tied, as in x>a=b>y.  He likes each better 
> than y, but not as well as x, but a exactly as well as b.  Does not 
> matter, except:
>       I want the array public, and think the counts will be more 
> reasonable as above.
>       In resolving cycles I think this makes a difference, and WANT the 
> above count to avoid pushing voters away from voting a=b.

Your method *would* push voters away from voting a=b, since the whole point 
of equal ranking is to *not* strengthen either candidate's win over the other.

Kevin Venzke



	

	
		
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