<div dir="ltr"><div>Let V(i) be voter V's rating of alternative i. Let S(i) be the social rating of alternative i, that is the average rating of
alternative i over all ballots. Then voter V's vote is assigned to that
alternative i which maximizes the product V(i)*S(i).<br><br></div>[We could min(V(i), S(i)) in place of the product V(i)*S(i) just as well.]<br><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Forest Simmons <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fsimmons@pcc.edu" target="_blank">fsimmons@pcc.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>If most people give sincere ratings, then you wouldn't need conditional approval. Just list the parties in the order of average ratings, and then use Martini Harper's vote assignment method (adapted to score style ballots) to determine the proportion of the seats for each party.<br>
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