[EM] A sequential PR method based on Ranked Pairs
Kristofer Munsterhjelm
km_elmet at t-online.de
Thu Feb 4 01:36:00 PST 2021
On 03/02/2021 20.34, Richard Lung wrote:
>
> Another algorithm is FAB STV.
> Science is measurement. And it measures a complete dimension of
> choice. That's its scientific significance. The method uses all the
> preferential information, including abstentions. This means that no
> candidates are either elected or excluded, before the count is complete,
> so no preferential information is lost. However, that requires a
> binomial count, rational counts, both of election and exclusion.
> This removes irrationalities of ad hoc exclusion procedures. Tho,
> their effect may be exaggerated, in conventional STV.
It's hard to reason about a method without having an implementation of
it. Do you have some source code or proposed legislative language that
implements FAB STV?
-km
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