[EM] IRNR question

[Brian Olson]

Hmm, only kick out the losingest loser. I kinda think there would  
still be discontinuities, but it might be better. Probably worth  
trying. Now I just need to code that up and run the diagram code.  
Dunno when I'll actually get around to that.

Has anyone checked what happens to regular IRV under such a system?

On Oct 19, 2008, at 2:35 AM, Greg Nisbet wrote:

> Would Brian's IRNR benefit from an addditional level of recursion?
>
> The current way to eject candidates is to compare range scores, what
> if you modify that slightly?
>
> Instead of kicking out the person with the lowest range score you
> replace that with:
>
> Kick out the person with the highest range score, shift the ratings
> and do the same thing again. You are left with one candidate.
>
> Kick this candidate out from the main system and repeat the above  
> step.
>
> Just as a broader question, do methods such as IRV, Nanson, Baldwin,
> IRNR generally perform better or worse as additional levels of
> recursion are added?
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