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== Notes ==
The concept of an approval rating is often used to count the score totals for each candidate. When the score scale being used only allows for nonnegative scores, then a candidate's approval rating is just their number of points divided by the maximally attainable score any candidate can get. The maximally attainable score is whatever score a candidate would get if all voters theoretically gave them the maximal score. So for example, if everyone gives a candidate a 5 on a scale from 0 to 10, they'd have a 50% approval rating. The notion of an approval rating makes it easier to see the connection between the vote totals in Approval voting and Score voting. ▼
=== Approval rating ===
▲The concept of an approval rating is often used to count the score totals for each candidate. When the score scale being used only allows for nonnegative scores, then a candidate's approval rating is just the percentage of their number of votes/points divided by the maximally attainable votes/score any candidate can get. The maximally attainable votes/score is whatever total votes/score a candidate would get if all voters theoretically gave them the maximal support/score. So for example, if everyone gives a candidate a 5 on a scale from 0 to 10, they'd have a 50% approval rating. The notion of an approval rating makes it easier to see the connection between the vote totals in different rated methods, such as [[Approval voting]] and [[Score voting]].
[[Category:Cardinal voting methods]]
[[Category:Ballot type]]
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