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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 4
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Visualizing Elections Using Saari Triangles
Alfaro, Ricardo; Han, Lixing; Schilling, Kenneth; Birgen, Mariah
College Mathematics Journal, v41 n4 p325-328 Sep 2010
Students sometimes have difficulty calculating the result of a voting system applied to a particular set of voter preference lists. Saari triangles offer a way to visualize the result of an election and make this calculation easier in the case of several important voting systems.
Descriptors: Voting, Elections, Computation, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Problem Solving, College Students
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Education Level: Higher Education
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