Re: [EM] winning ratings differentials versus marginal ratings differentials

2005-03-22 Thread Jobst Heitzig
Dear James! I tried your example with Random Ballot from Forest's P: 3 candidates: Kerry, Dean, and Bush. 100 voters. Sincere preferences 19: KDB 5: KDB 4: KBD 18: DKB 5: DKB 1: DBK 25: BKD 23: BDK Kerry is a Condorcet winner. Altered preferences 19: KDB 5: KDB

[EM] winning ratings differentials versus marginal ratings differentials

2004-09-23 Thread James Green-Armytage
Hi folks, Some people have asked me why my cardinal pairwise method only looks at the winning ratings differentials, rather than the margin of winning-losing ratings differentials. My reply is that the winning ratings differentials (WRD) approach is what makes cardinal pairwise so danged