[EM] Statistical analysis of Voter Models versus real life voting

[Leon Smith]

There are a couple different (honest) voter models that have commonly
been used.   The two used in Warren's Bayesian Regret simulations and
ranked Yee diagrams come to mind, of course.

Given access to enough data of fully-ranked,  it seems to me that it
should be possible,  especially with a Yee model,  to somehow
determine how well that model fits real life.   Is a 2-d euclidean
plane a with voters ranking based on distance from the candidates a
reasonable model?   How would you analyze this?

Best,
Leon