[EM] Manipulability stats for (some) poll methods

Filip Ejlak tersander at gmail.com
Wed May 15 08:07:02 PDT 2024


("at all" meaning "as often as possible", of course)

śr., 15 maj 2024, 17:04 użytkownik Filip Ejlak <tersander at gmail.com>
napisał:

> śr., 15 maj 2024, 10:47 użytkownik Michael Ossipoff <
> email9648742 at gmail.com> napisał:
>
>>
>> Yes, then, as you suggest, “manipulability” doesn’t tell us anything of
>> interest. I agree.
>>
>> Then how much do those manipulability numbers mean, in regards to the
>> strategic merit of the methods. Nothing?
>>
>>
> I can't agree at all. IMO the primary goal of a good voting method is to
> make voters not regret voting honestly. While it's useful to be able to use
> a defensive strategy after analysing expected poll outcomes, frontrunners
> etc., the best voting method would be the one that does not create the need
> to take these things into the account at all.
> Chances of being able to vote honestly, with no strategic burden to bear.
> That's what the manipulability numbers are about.
>
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