Well, none of the examples that have referenced "sports tournaments" have had any relevance to election methods. The whole discussion about "condorcet matrix" related to ballot sets is what Dr. Paulos refers to as "innumeracy" as a short form for "mathematical illiteracy".
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simmons, Forest Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 7:12 PM To: election-methods@electorama.com Subject: Re: [EM] Bishop's Condorcet Matrix Deconstruction Nifty! I think it should be called "deconstruction" rather than "decomposition," but it is a nifty procedure, especially for those of us who like to think up election methods examples and counter-examples in tournament form. Dave K. asked where one might encounter a condorcet matrix that wasn't formed from a ballot set. How about a round robin sports tournament? Forest
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