Instead of seeking to make the ratio of the average s/q of the small states and large states as close to 1 as possible, the fine version of my bias test seeks to make the Pearson correlation of the average q and the average s/q of the cycles as close to zero as possible.
Cycles are a finer division. Since rounding is done in the cycles, one wouldn't want a finer division. Because of s/q disparity resulting from states being in different parts of their cycles, the cycle is the finest division for which it's meaningful to talk about equal s/q. Mike Ossipoff ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
