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Every Friday, I will post updates on the research I have been conducting for the past week, as well as any thoughts I have about particular voting methods and their applications.

Angelreana

Nov 17, 20182 min read

Week 10: Final Presentation and Reflection

Senior fall has just concluded! This term has been a hectic yet rewarding one, and this project really played a big part in the positive...

Angelreana

Nov 17, 20182 min read

Week 9: Special Interview and 2016 Presidential Election

Hello! On Monday, I had the incredible opportunity of interviewing our Head of School about his opinions on various voting methods and...

Angelreana

Nov 9, 20182 min read

Week 8: Arrow's Impossibility Theorem

In 1950, American economist and mathematician Kenneth J. Arrow addressed the accuracy of electoral systems that required voters to rank...

Angelreana

Oct 26, 20183 min read

Week 7: Condorcet Method, Condorcet Winner/Loser Criterion, and Other Simple Elections

Welcome to the Week 7 blog post of the course! This week, I read chapters three and four of "The Mathematics of Elections and Voting,"...

Angelreana

Oct 18, 20183 min read

Week 6: Borda Count and Range Voting

Welcome to Week 6 of "The Mathematics and Implementation of Election Theory." This past week, I have been quite productive, so I can't...

Angelreana

Oct 14, 20182 min read

Week 5: Instant Runoff Paper

This past week, I finished the first draft of my instant runoff/ranked choice voting (RCV) paper, titled "A Comprehensive Overview of...

Angelreana

Oct 5, 20182 min read

Week 4: Ranked Choice Voting and Coombs Rule vs. Hare Method vs. Plurality Survey

Welcome to Week 4 of the election theory course! This week, I continued to conduct research on the instant runoff/Hare method, and...

Angelreana

Sep 28, 20182 min read

Week 3: "Does the Winner Deserve to Take All?: The Accuracy of Plurality"and Instant Runoff

On Tuesday, I turned in my first paper of the course: "Does the Winner Deserve to Take All?: The Accuracy of Plurality." In this article,...

Angelreana

Sep 21, 20184 min read

Week 2: Plurality and "Blue Moon Journal" Article

I dedicated the beginning of this week to doing more of an overview of the various voting systems using "The Mathematics of Elections and...

Angelreana

Sep 10, 20182 min read

Week 1: Preliminary Research and Project Objectives

Welcome to my first blog post! I am extremely excited for this independent project, formally titled "The Mathematics and Implementation...