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Symbolic voting methods, are one classes of voting. They are methods in which the voter can evaluate each candidate with a certain symbol among those of a set. Each symbol is associated with certain rules (mathematical formulas) that describe how it works when counting. These rules make it different from a cardinal value, although cardinal values can be treated as symbols. |
Symbolic voting methods, are one classes of voting. They are methods in which the voter can evaluate each candidate with a certain symbol among those of a set. Each symbol is associated with certain rules (mathematical formulas) that describe how it works when counting. These rules can make it different from a cardinal value, although cardinal values can be treated as symbols. |
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It's called Symbolic voting method if at least one non-cardinal symbol can be used |
It's called Symbolic voting method if at least one non-cardinal symbol can be used by the voter on the ballot. |
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If the symbols can be sorted in some way, then the set of symbols is called "range of symbols", or even just "range" (in a Symbolic voting context). |
If the symbols can be sorted in some way, then the set of symbols is called "range of symbols", or even just "range" (in a Symbolic voting context). In this case there will be a maximum and minimum rating (extremes of the range), and possibly intermediate ratings. |
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===Example=== |
===Example=== |
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A simple example of symbols are [worst] and [best], which can be used by a voter as a rating for a candidate, but which |
A simple example of symbols are [worst] and [best], which can be used by a voter as a rating for a candidate, but which don't have an associated cardinal value. The rules that determine how to use these symbols in counting depend on the voting system. |
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''On the extreme, the words of the language are symbols therefore a voting method in which the voters describe their interests, and then have them analyzed by an algorithm that finds the winning candidate, it could be considered a Symbolic voting systems.'' |
''On the extreme, the words of the language are symbols therefore a voting method in which the voters describe their interests, and then have them analyzed by an algorithm that finds the winning candidate, it could be considered a Symbolic voting systems.'' |