[EM] simulation graphs, zoomed out

Brian Olson bql at bolson.org
Thu Dec 21 10:33:15 PST 2006


On Dec 21, 2006, at 1:57 AM, raphfrk at netscape.net wrote:

> > I like how it shows regions where the outcome becomes a random pick
>
> > between two tied candidates, each sufficiently approved of by the
>
> > population. They're being generated directly into the web  
> directory and
>
> > will show up as they complete.
>
>
>
> I was thinking that an easier way to achieve the same thing would  
> be to
>
> multiply each candidate's total by a random number from say [0.98  
> to 1.02].
>
> This would blend 3-way (and higher) ties, while the current method  
> will
>
> only blend 2 way ties.

I've updated my version to handle 3-way (and more) ties.

http://bolson.org/voting/sim_one_seat/ApprovalNoInfo.cpp




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