Dear Xavier Mora, I wrote (17 May 2004):
> Suppose "TBRC[i]" is the position of candidate i in the > "Tie-Breaking Ranking of the Candidates" (TBRC). Then > "TBRC[i] < TBRC[j]" means "candidate i is ranked higher > than candidate j in the TBRC". > > Blake Cretney suggested that when ij and mn each have the > same strength then ij should be ranked higher if and only > if one of the following conditions is met: > > 1) pos[i] < pos[m]. > 2) i = m and pos[n] < pos[j]. > > Rob LeGrand suggested that when ij and mn each have the same > strength then ij should be ranked higher if and only if one > of the following conditions is met: > > 1) pos[n] < pos[j]. > 2) n = j and pos[i] < pos[m]. I wanted to write: > Suppose "TBRC[i]" is the position of candidate i in the > "Tie-Breaking Ranking of the Candidates" (TBRC). Then > "TBRC[i] < TBRC[j]" means "candidate i is ranked higher > than candidate j in the TBRC". > > Blake Cretney suggested that when ij and mn each have the > same strength then ij should be ranked higher if and only > if one of the following conditions is met: > > 1) TBRC[i] < TBRC[m]. > 2) i = m and TBRC[n] < TBRC[j]. > > Rob LeGrand suggested that when ij and mn each have the same > strength then ij should be ranked higher if and only if one > of the following conditions is met: > > 1) TBRC[n] < TBRC[j]. > 2) n = j and TBRC[i] < TBRC[m]. Markus Schulze ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
