Unit 1 Dey 1
Looking Ahead
Today: Ch 1 Part 2
, 2/7 &2/8-Ch 1 Quiz
~ 2/9 & 2/10 - Ch 1 Part 3
2/13 & 2/14 - Ch 1 Review
2/15 & 2/16 Ch 1 TestDiscrete Math - Warm up 1 - chapter 1
“The Latin Club is holding an election to choose its president, There are three candidates, Arsenio, Beatrice,
and Carlos (A, 8, and C for short). Following are the votes of the 11 members ofthe club thet voted.
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44. Which candidate wins using the Borda Method?
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——Worksheet — voting methods __
1. An election has five candidates and 638 voters. How many votes would a candidate need to win the
Goce wt arajorty?
Use the table below to answer questions 2—7.
‘Number of Voters 5 i0
7 4 “28 213214
1 choice D A A c
2" choice B D c A
3" choice A B B D
4™ choice c c oo B
2. How many people voted in this election? 7 (5
‘3. How many first place votes are needed for a majority?) L{
4, Which candidate is the plurality winner? &
5. Which candidate had the mast last-place votes?’
6. Which candidate wins using the Borda Count method?
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7. If candidate A drops out of the race, which candidate would win the election using the Borda Count
mathod? Qo count?
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Use the following to answer 8 - 10
{Te eter board of Gourmet magne (shaving an lection to choowe the “Resturant ofthe yea.” The
candidates are Andre's, Borrelli, Casablanca, Dante and Escargot. The preference schedule for the election
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‘An election is to be decided using the Borda count method. ‘There are four candidates (A, B, C, D) in this
election.
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12. If there are 110 voters in the election, what is the total number of points given out to the candidates?
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13. If candidate A gets 320 points, candidate B gets 290, candidate C gets 180 points, how many points did
candiate 0 9€7 320-290 - 190
Usa the following to answer 14 - 16
‘The members of the Tasmania State University soccer team are having an election to choose the captain of
the team from among the four seniors - Anderson, Bergman, Chou, and Delgado. The preference schedule
forthe election is given in the table, 27 5
‘Number of Voters 449 8 5 = —~=!5.
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2" choice B A Dd D »D
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14. Find the winner under the Borda count method.
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115. Explain why this election shows that the Borda count method violates the mayorty criterlon..
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16. why this election shows that the Borda count method violates the Candoraet criterion, ®
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Worksheet — voting methods ~ day 1
1, An election has five candidates and 638 voters. How many votes would a candidate need to win the
election with a majority?
Use the table below to answer questions 2~ 7.
Number ofVoters 7 22 ~~=8 9
1 choice DD AC
2 choice BoA Cc OA
3" choice A 8B B D
4° choice cc bp .B
2. How many people voted in this election?
3, How many first place votes are neaded for a majority?
4, Which candidate had the most first-place votes?
'5, Which candidate had the most last-place votes?
6. Which candidate wins using the Borda Count method?
7. If candidate A crops out of the race, which candidate would win the election using the Borda Count
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Notes ~ chapter 1 ~ day 2
The Plurality-with-Elimination Method
Reco LX - Elimination of one or more candidates does not affect
Independence. o relative preference of voters
Lecce ais AG Biotin courting —
Round 1 -If a candidate has a majority of first place votes, they win, otherwise
eliminate candidate with fewest votes ( |** place.)
Round 2-recount - if a candidate has majority, now they win... otherwise
eliminate candidate with fewest votes
Rounds 3, 4, etc. —
~ repeat process until a candidate has a majority of first place votes
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1 The Problem ~ the Pluraity Method, the Berda Method, ard the Plurality-vith Birinaton Method all violate
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2. The Method of Parise Comparison —
- Each candidate is matched head-to-head with every other candidate
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