[EM] Re: optimal Condorcet truncation

2005-03-02 Thread Chris Benham
Russ, In my last post in this thread, I wrote: "A more useful criterion is the normal (as opposed to Mike-style) criterion taken from Blake Cretney's website: Name: Secret Preferences Criterion: SPC Application: Ranked ballots Definition: If alternative X wins, and some of the

Re: [EM] Re: optimal Condorcet truncation

2005-02-28 Thread Russ Paielli
Chris Benham chrisbenham-at-bigpond.com |EMlist| wrote: Russ, You wrote (Sat.Feb.26): "A more useful criterion is the normal (as opposed to Mike-style) criterion taken from Blake Cretney's website: Name: Secret Preferences Criterion: SPC Application: Ranked ballots Definition: If alternative X wins

[EM] Re: optimal Condorcet truncation

2005-02-27 Thread Chris Benham
Russ, You wrote (Sat.Feb.26): "A more useful criterion is the normal (as opposed to Mike-style) criterion taken from Blake Cretney's website: Name: Secret Preferences Criterion: SPC Application: Ranked ballots Definition: If alternative X wins, and some of the ballots are modified in their rankings