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- From: jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison)
- Subject: Re: Voting Systems (was Re: Proportional representation)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.063858.5295@ee.ubc.ca>
- Organization: University of BC, Electrical Engineering
- References: <1dncomINNapt@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> <1992Nov10.232346.16365@ee.ubc.ca> <nhgjhwmpn@tmsoft>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 06:38:58 GMT
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- In article <nhgjhwmpn@tmsoft> mason@tmsoft.UUCP (Dave Mason) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov10.232346.16365@ee.ubc.ca> jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes:
- >>However, there is a process to *minimize* the error you make, if you
- >>want {3,4,3}. The voter can vote randomly, and observe the outcome.
- >>If the voter wants {3,4,3} and votes for D and the outcome is {2,6,2}
- >>then the error is {-1, 2, -1} and then the next time the voter can select
- >>A or H.
- >>
- >>In a large enough system (enough voters) which is efficient (ie information
- >>is relayed back to the voter, elections are frequent enough). The voter
- >>can vote-observe-correct in order to make knowledgeable, and obvious choices
- >>to maximize the outcome he desires.
- >
- >This is subject to positive feedback and you might well see the
- >sequence {2,6,2}, {4,2,4}, {1,8,1}, {5,0,5}, {0,10,0}, etc. For this
- >to work you need a damping effect. Perhaps having only some people up
- >for election each time?
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- "positive feedback" would mean unbounded growth in one direction.
- You might see oscillation, but not a runaway affect. It might be
- like a stock market fluctuating up and down
-
- >A rose by any other name would be polymorphic ../Dave Mason
- > -Pardo (David Keppel) <mason@TMSoftware.CA>
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