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== Preliminary pilot study == |
== Preliminary pilot study == |
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They first polled about 320 people at Occupy protest sites and events to test the software and people's reactions.<ref name=":1" /> |
They first polled about 320 people at Occupy protest sites and events around Manhattan, to test the software and people's reactions.<ref name=":1" /> |
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No adjustment was made to correct for the unrepresentativeness of the |
No adjustment was made to correct for the unrepresentativeness of the Occupy voters; it was just to compare voting behavior under different systems.<ref name=":0">https://electology.org/podcasts/2012-08-20_tj_rawls</ref> |
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The votes were tallied by hand, and it was much easier to tally the Approval and Score votes than the Instant-Runoff votes (which took 13 rounds).<ref name=":0" /> |
The votes were tallied by hand, and it was much easier to tally the Approval and Score votes than the Instant-Runoff votes (which took 13 rounds).<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Exit poll == |
== Exit poll == |
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They polled over 300 voters using custom software on ipads in Manhattan's left-leaning 69th Assembly District. |
They polled over 300 voters using custom software on ipads in Manhattan's left-leaning 69th Assembly District. |
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No adjustment was made to correct for the unrepresentativeness of the district, though polling only took place in a single district, so that the poll's plurality results could be compared with the results of the actual election in that district (and they were well-correlated).<ref name=":1" /> |
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Candidates: Obama; Romney; Jill Stein (Green Party); Peta Lindsay (Socialism and Liberation Party); Gary Johnson (Libertarian); Virgil Goode (Constitution Party)<ref name=":1" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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