Re: [EM] Sum-up for Ranked Pairs

2001-04-26 Thread Rob LeGrand
Blake wrote: The main argument that has been brought in favour of Schulze is that in a simulation, it achieved a slightly better approximation of ratings than did Ranked Pairs, both falling behind Borda. It seems to me that there are problems with choosing Schulze on this basis. There is

Re: [EM] Sum-up for Ranked Pairs

2001-04-26 Thread Richard Moore
Rob LeGrand wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]">There may be a Condorcet completion method that satisfies the same criteria and is better on SU, butsomehow I doubt it. I was thinking about this recently. If a completion method is going to be biased toward higher SU, then it will have to be able to pick a

RE: [EM] Sum-up for Ranked Pairs

2001-04-26 Thread LAYTON Craig
Rob wrote: One reason the beatpath idea appeals to me so much, despite the fact that it's not obviously optimal, is that it's so simple. It may not be as intuitive as Ranked Pairs to the average voter, but to me it's mathematically more aesthetically pleasing, whatever that means. There may be