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'''Range voting''', or '''average voting''', or '''cardinal ratings''' is a [[voting system]] used for single or multiple-seat |
'''Range voting''', or '''average voting''', or '''cardinal ratings''' is a [[voting system]] used for single or multiple-seat elections. It is also used on the web - for rating movies (Internet Movie Database), comments (Kuro5hin), and many other things. |
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== Voting == |
== Voting == |
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candidate's election to them in the form of a number. In "pure" range |
candidate's election to them in the form of a number. In "pure" range |
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voting, each voter may give any candidate any [[real number]], but as the |
voting, each voter may give any candidate any [[real number]], but as the |
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potential for [[tactical voting]] is huge, most systems use |
potential for [[tactical voting]] is huge, most systems use upper and lower bounds. For example, each voter might give a real number between -1 |
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bounds. For example, each voter might give a real number between -1 |
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and 1, or an [[integer]] between 1 and 10. |
and 1, or an [[integer]] between 1 and 10. |
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Range voting assumes that voters are actually expressing their personal feelings rather than doing everything they can to cause their most favored outcomes. |
Range voting assumes that voters are actually expressing their personal feelings rather than doing everything they can to cause their most favored outcomes. |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of democracy and elections-related topics]] |
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*[[Consensus decision-making]] |
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*[[Decision making]] |
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*[[Democracy]] |
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*[[Hot or Not]] – a real world example |
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*[[Majoritarianism]] (Majority rule) |
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*[[Minoritarianism]] |
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[[Category:Voting systems]] |
[[Category:Voting systems]] |