Re: electing multiple people

[Josip Rodin <joy@entuzijast.net>]

On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 02:54:18PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>         I think you misunderstand.  The graph is a perfectly clear
>  representation of the pairwise defeats as it  corresponds to the single
>  winner outcome; and it shows the relative strengths of the defeats.
>  There is nothing wrong with it -- as long as you do not try to project
>  and use that data for multi-winner predictions. All the candidates are
>  rpesented, and the relative pairwise defeats are presented -- quite
>  correctly.  Assuming that the pairwise defeats have something to do
>  with global ordering is a leap, however, and not one which is promoted
>  by the web page.

Uh, yes, it is. The picture clearly orders candidates from top to bottom,
so it's a fair assumption. But never mind.

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