Asymptotic bias of some election methods

DOI10.1007/S10479-012-1141-2zbMath1303.91099arXiv1110.6369OpenAlexW2059936331MaRDI QIDQ744672

Svante Janson

Publication date: 26 September 2014

Published in: Annals of Operations Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.6369

zbMATH Keywords

biasdivisor methodsapparentementsprobability of violating quotaproportional election methodsquota methods

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History, political science (91F10) Resource and cost allocation (including fair division, apportionment, etc.) (91B32)

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