I was thinking of another way to do the averaging.
What about taking the residents per seat before and after the State being
allocated
a seat.
This also has the effect where all states get at least 1 seat.
The measure would be:
A = (1/2)*(P/n + P/(n+1))
This gives:
n -> P/A
0 = 0.0
1 = 1.333
2 = 2.4
3 = 3.429
4 =4.444
Hill
A = P/sqrt(n*(n+1))
n -> P/A
0 = 0
1 = 1.41
2 = 2.449
3 = 3.464
4 = 4.47
It is even worse than Hill for bias. However, it can be explained alot easier.
"For each State, take the average of the residents per seat before and after
giving the
State an additional seat, the State with the highest average is allocated the
seat".
Another thing I was thinking about. What about using Webster, but adding a rule
that no State may receive less than 2 Representatives. However, rather than
just
starting each State with 2, make it illegal to stop allocating seats until the
condition
is satisified. This has the added bonus (or not depending on your opinion) of
increasing
the minimum size so as to balance against smaller States.
Raphfrk
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