On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 19:22 +0530, Arun Raghavan wrote: > 2009/6/26 Dave Neary <[email protected]>: > > Hi, > > > > Dave Neary wrote: > >> > >> A small correction to explain exactly how random transfers work: > > > > Well, actually, I just found out from the OpenSTV guys, that how Filippo > > said is how they work. > > > > In count 1, Vincent has 60 votes, they're shoved into a stack. The top 33 > > votes from the stack get redistributed in count 2. No randomness at all, no > > shuffling, and we don't look at the distribution of the 2nd preferences to > > calculate who gets what. > > If I understand the system correctly, the randomness does exist - the > outcome is dependent on the order in which ballots are cast (or > counted), which can be thought of as a random process. Is this > correct?
I could easily conceive of scenarios in which the order of votes received has a non-negligible correlation to voter preference. Time zones, work schedules, ability of a candidate to galvanize his supporters to vote early, etc. I'm not saying there is a correlation. I'm just saying I'm very distrustful of mere guesses that there is not. -- Shaun _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
