On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:50:22 +0100 Kristofer Munsterhjelm wrote:
Dave Ketchum wrote:
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Assuming that this represents 100 votes for A then 100 A>C is
represented. If B was also in the matrix there would be 100 A>B.
This last 100 fails to show up below:
Oops. Yes, that's true. Still, you get the point: the method (when
properly implemented) takes two sorted matrices and produces a sorted
matrix, possibly larger in size, but still a valid input for later merges.
A proper implementation would be to identify a seed candidate who never
gets voted for.
Any time there is need to add a candidate to the NxN array, as in
preparation for a merge, that candidate starts with a copy of seed for its
values.
I just read of a race with 200 candidates - meaning likely many with few,
if any, votes. If such were done with Condorcet it could make sense to
include only candidates with votes in the NxN array.
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