Your plan has a serious flaw, in that the top region might contain top spots #2 and #3, but not the #1 choice ;)
What I was really asking is if anyone has/can quantify how imprecise truncation to 2 votes makes voting on 20 candidates. or truncation to 20 if there are 200 -----Original Message----- From: Alex Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 2:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [EM] Math Question Narins, Josh said: > There are 200 countries. Have 2 elections, each with 14 or 15 candidates. The first election selects a region, the second selects a country within that region. During the second round have a "debate" among the "candidates": Order food common in each country, so you can make an informed choice. Be warned: If Greenland is excluded it might file a lawsuit arguing that the debate process discriminates against Green candidates ;) Or, try the Dart Board Selection Algorithm: Get a map and some darts and have fun! ;) Alex ---- For more information about this list (subscribe, unsubscribe, FAQ, etc), please see http://www.eskimo.com/~robla/em ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. ---- For more information about this list (subscribe, unsubscribe, FAQ, etc), please see http://www.eskimo.com/~robla/em
