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'''Copeland's method''' is a [[Condorcet method]] in which the winner is determined by finding the candidate with the most pairwise victories. |
'''Copeland's method''' is a [[Condorcet method]] in which the winner is determined by finding the candidate with the most pairwise victories. It was invented by [[Ramon Llull]] in his 1299 treatise ''Ars Electionis'', but his form only counted pairwise victories and not defeats (which could lead to a different result in the case of a pairwise tie).<ref>{{cite journal |
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| title=Ramon Llull: From Ars Electionis to Social Choice Theory |
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| first=Josep |
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| last=Colomer |
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| journal=[[Social Choice and Welfare]] |
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| doi=10.1007/s00355-011-0598-2 |
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| year=2013 |
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| volume=40 |
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| issue=2 |
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| page=317-328 |
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| url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220007301_Ramon_Llull_From_Ars_Electionis_to_Social_Choice_Theory |
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Proponents argue that this method is more understandable to the general populace, which is generally familiar with the sporting equivalent. In many team sports, the teams with the greatest number of victories in regular season matchups make it to the playoffs. |
Proponents argue that this method is more understandable to the general populace, which is generally familiar with the sporting equivalent. In many team sports, the teams with the greatest number of victories in regular season matchups make it to the playoffs. |
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