Re: New sw method: "extreme scale"

1997-03-07 Thread DEMOREP1
Mr. Eppley wrote: There are really only relative preferences; popular constructs like "absolute opposition" are mythical. (Essentially journalistic shorthands.) A voter may be indifferent *between* alternatives, but not *to* an alternative. A voter may strongly prefer some alternative more th

Re: New sw method: "extreme scale"

1997-03-03 Thread Saari
In a message dated 97-02-23 13:11:59 EST, SteveE writes: >The interesting feature about this new method is that it's not a >ranked ballot method. It's a rating method. > > >Define E to be the number of eligible voters. >Define C to be the number of candidates. > >Define S to be 2EC rounded up