To explore how voting systems were derived throughout the years. To give an insight into how different countries run their election process through examples. Examined the mathematics behind different methods of voting in democracy including: the Plurality Method, the Borda-Count Method, the Single-Transferable Method, the Condoret Method, the Pair-wise Comparison Method, and Approval voting. In order to find the best method, different criteria for Fairness were discussed. Results included Kenneth Arrow's study of how there can never exist a completely fair method.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Schafer, Alison Joy
• Files, Dena M.
• Galluzzo, Valerie Ann

Subject

• Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02D075I

Palabra Clave

• Mathematics--Study and teaching
• Mathematical models

Advisor

• Doytchinov, Bogdan D.

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Ubicación

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright