Ted wrote: > As Kevin has pointed out, by counting a=b as a>b + b>a, winning > votes (wv) acquires some characteristics of relative margins > (rm). With your tabulation rule, the margin doesn't change, but > the winning vote totals do.
Counting A=B as 1/2 A>B + 1/2 B>A is equivalent to using margins. I take this approach at my ranked-ballot voting site without going into the matter. (On the descriptions page I write, "tied ranks are counted as half-votes for each side".) I do it this way because I prefer margins but don't see the debate as important and don't want to emphasize it. Briefly, I prefer margins over winning-votes for the following reasons. 1. Zero-info strategy is fully-ranked sincerity under margins, but usually not under winning-votes. (It's often to a voter's advantage to vote many tied ranks near the top.) 2. Margins is more intuitive and easier to explain to most people. 3. I haven't seen that winning-votes truly offers any valuable strategic guarantees over margins. ===== Rob LeGrand, psephologist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Citizens for Approval Voting http://www.approvalvoting.org/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
