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    The Banzhaf Power Index and Shapley-Shubik Power Index are methods for measuring the power of players in a voting game or coalition. The Banzhaf Power Index focuses on the ability of players to be "critical" or change the outcome of a vote by joining different coalitions. It measures power based on how often a player is critical. The Shapley-Shubik Power Index assumes coalitions are formed sequentially and measures power based on how often a player is "pivotal" or turns a losing coalition into a winning one. Both methods calculate power indices by determining the number of times each player is critical/pivotal, totaling these counts, and taking the ratio of a player's count

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    The Banzhaf Power Index and Shapley-Shubik Power Index are methods for measuring the power of players in a voting game or coalition. The Banzhaf Power Index focuses on the ability of players to be "critical" or change the outcome of a vote by joining different coalitions. It measures power based on how often a player is critical. The Shapley-Shubik Power Index assumes coalitions are formed sequentially and measures power based on how often a player is "pivotal" or turns a losing coalition into a winning one. Both methods calculate power indices by determining the number of times each player is critical/pivotal, totaling these counts, and taking the ratio of a player's count

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    Banzhaf Power Index and Shapley-Shubik Power Index

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    The Banzhaf Power Index and Shapley-Shubik Power Index are methods for measuring the power of players in a voting game or coalition. The Banzhaf Power Index focuses on the ability of players to be "critical" or change the outcome of a vote by joining different coalitions. It measures power based on how often a player is critical. The Shapley-Shubik Power Index assumes coalitions are formed sequentially and measures power based on how often a player is "pivotal" or turns a losing coalition into a winning one. Both methods calculate power indices by determining the number of times each player is critical/pivotal, totaling these counts, and taking the ratio of a player's count

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    Question 2

    (a) Comparison between Banzhaf Power Index and Shapley-Shubik Power Index with
    respect to their underlying principles and calculation methods.

    Banzhaf Power Index Shapley-Shubik Power Index


    The Banzhaf Power Index principles: Shapley-Shubik Power Index principles:
    1. Coalitions: The Banzhaf Power 1. In the Shapley-Shubik method the
    Index considers the potential for assumption is that coalitions are
    forming coalitions among the formed sequentially.
    players. A coalition is any set of 2. In a sequential coalition, the order of
    players who might join forces and the players does matter. There is a
    vote the same way. “first” player, a “second” player, and
    2. Critical Players: The Banzhaf so on.
    Power Index focuses on critical 3. Pivotal player: A player who turns
    players, who can change the what was a losing coalition into a
    outcome of a vote by joining winning coalition. Every sequential
    different coalitions. These critical coalition has one and only one
    players are crucial in determining pivotal player.
    the distribution of power among the
    players.
    3. Measure of Power: The Banzhaf
    Power Index aims to provide a
    measure of power that is
    proportional to a player's ability to
    affect the outcome of the vote. A
    player’s power should be measured
    by how often the player is a critical
    player.
    Calculation method: Calculation method:

    1. List out the possible winning 1. list of all possible sequential


    coalitions. coalitions of the players.
    2. Determine the critical player for 2. Determine the pivotal player in each
    each of the winning coalitions. sequential coalition and total up all
    3. Count the number of times that a the coalition and denotes it as T.
    player is critical. Let say player 1 3. Count the total number of times that
    (denotes as P1), player 2 (P2)… PN. a player is pivotal. Let say player 1
    The critical count for the players (denotes as P1), player 2 (P2)… PN.
    denotes as BN. This gives SS1, the pivotal count for
    4. Add all the total of Bs and denotes it P1 and repeats for each of the other
    as T. players.
    5. Find the ratio, βN between BN/T for 4. Find the ratio N = SSN/T. This gives
    each of the player and this gives the the Shapley-Shubik power index.
    Banzhaf power index.

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