On 12/30/2011 05:51 PM, fsimm...@pcc.edu wrote:
Suppose the ballot limits grade options to A, C, and F, but a sizeable faction
would like to award a
grade of B to a particular candidate. If half of them voted a grade of A and
the other half a grde of C, the
resulting grade points would be the same.
So in elections with large electorates there is no need to have grade ballots
with all five grade options.
Those who want to award a B grade can flip a coin to decide between A and C.
Those who would like to
award a grade of D can decide between C and F with a coin toss. The grade
averages will come out the
same as if the higher resolution grade ballots were used.
If two or more candidates are statistically tied, the tied candidate with the
greatest number of A's and
C's should be elected.
Does this trick work with Majority Judgement and its tiebreaker too?
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