On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Steve Barney wrote:
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> Most preferred according to the information in the ordinal preference ballots.
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I don't think you are saying that we should choose the candidate that
contributes the most (or least) information to the ballot.
Example:
51 A>B>C>D
49 D>B>A>C
B's rank is constant, and therefore contributes the least information. D's
rank has the most variation, and therefore contributes the most
information. Yet A is the winner according to Borda.
Just what aspect of the information are we supposed to maximize to find
the "best candidate according to the information"?
Forest
