The Nassau County (N.Y.) Board of Supervisors (1960’s version). In the 1960’s, the voting in the Nassau County Board of Supervisors was represented by the weighted voting system [ 65 : 30 , 28 , 22 , 15 , 7 , 6 ] . a. List all the three-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition. b. List all the four-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition. ( Hint: there are 11 four-player winning coalitions.) c. List all the five-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition. d. Use the results in ( a ) , ( b ) and ( c ) to find the Banzhaf power distribution of the weighted voting system.
The Nassau County (N.Y.) Board of Supervisors (1960’s version). In the 1960’s, the voting in the Nassau County Board of Supervisors was represented by the weighted voting system [ 65 : 30 , 28 , 22 , 15 , 7 , 6 ] . a. List all the three-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition. b. List all the four-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition. ( Hint: there are 11 four-player winning coalitions.) c. List all the five-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition. d. Use the results in ( a ) , ( b ) and ( c ) to find the Banzhaf power distribution of the weighted voting system.
Solution Summary: The author explains how the weighted voting system of the Nassau County Board of Supervisors is given in the following table.
The Nassau County (N.Y.) Board of Supervisors (1960’s version). In the 1960’s, the voting in the Nassau County Board of Supervisors was represented by the weighted voting system
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65
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30
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28
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22
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15
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7
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6
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a. List all the three-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition.
b. List all the four-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition. (Hint: there are 11 four-player winning coalitions.)
c. List all the five-player winning coalitions and find the critical players in each coalition.
d. Use the results in
(
a
)
,
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b
)
and
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c
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to find the Banzhaf power distribution of the weighted voting system.
During busy political seasons, many opinion polls are conducted. In apresidential race, how do you think the participants in polls are generally selected?Discuss any issues regarding simple random, stratified, systematic, cluster, andconvenience sampling in these polls. What about other types of polls, besides political?
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