[EM] Re: An interesting different method of combining results across a spectrum

[Araucaria Araucana]

On 19 May 2005 at 14:57 UTC-0700, Paul Kislanko wrote:
> And, if the list finds Borda so terrible, why do we not complain
> about the Doctors using it to vote for our child's health?

There is no incentive (other than covering up malpractice) for a
doctor to modify their Borda-type APGAR rating.

Compare to, say, an Olympic ice-skating event ;-).

Ted
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