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This kind of model has been used extensively in political polls for decades. The popular website [https://isidewith.com/ I Side With] uses a very similar model.
This kind of model has been used extensively in political polls for decades. The popular website [https://isidewith.com/ I Side With] uses a very similar model.


Of course, there's the problem of how can we treat similar answers as compatible, but that's a much deeper problem. Since this is just a justification of a mathematical model for simulations, we don't really need to worry about it too much.
Of course, there's the question of how can we treat similar answers as compatible. It is possible to formally justify this, but that's a much deeper discussion. Since this is just a justification of a mathematical model for simulations, we don't really need to worry about it too much.


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