[Election-Methods] RE : Re: RE : Re: rcv ala tournament

[Juho]

Yes, I'm to some extent comparing apples to oranges, but I think the  
Approval strategies are also not quite "complete" since they rely on  
some estimate on how others are going to vote and that estimate is in  
real life always unreliable and incomplete. The Approval strategies  
that regular voters use will probably also rely on generalizations  
like identifying who are the "frontrunners" and making one's decision  
based on this. So, I was trying to compare an incomplete Condorcet  
strategy to an incomplete Approval strategy.

Juho



On Dec 30, 2007, at 16:44 , Kevin Venzke wrote:

> Juho,
>
> --- Juho <juho4880 at yahoo.co.uk> a écrit :
>>>> Approval is simple only if you find it convenient to ignore such
>>>> questions
>>>> as "how should a voter vote to best
>>>> pursue his interests?"  If you happen to include such things in the
>>>> equation, Approval mind-blowingly complex.
>>>
>>> I can't think of any (serious) method with more straight-forward
>>> strategy
>>> than Approval.
>>
>> What if we look at Condorcet at the same level of recommending a
>> strategy that works well in most cases. The recommended strategy
>> could be: "list the candidates in the order of preference". That is
>> quite simple and understandable and works in most situations for the
>> benefit of the voter.
>>
>> So, is Condorcet strategy more straight forward than Approval
>> strategy? Approval strategy (e.g. "vote one of the frontrunners and
>> candidates that are better") requires the voters to estimate the
>> opinions of other voters while the described Condorcet strategy does
>> not.
>
> I certainly concede that Condorcet more frequently offers a useful  
> strategy
> that doesn't require much thought, but to my mind that's not the  
> issue I
> was considering. If you wanted to specify the "complete" Condorcet  
> strategy
> on the same level that we can describe optimal Approval strategy, I  
> guess
> the result would be extremely complex.
>
> Kevin Venzke
>
>
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