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date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 16:18:11 -0700 (PDT),
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Re: Local Authority Byelection Results 2nd April 2009
On 4 Apr, 23:44, rosenst...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
> > Laakso-Taagepera index = 4.14
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> I suppose you're now going to explain that remark?
You are of course fully familiar with Laakso-Taagepera indeces, but
(for the benefit of those ignoramuses who have never been interested
in electoral systems) a Laakso-Taagepera index is a practical measure
of the effective number of political parties in a system - defined as
the square of the sum divided by the sum of the squares.
date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 16:18:11 -0700 (PDT)
author: JohnLoony
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Re: Local Authority Byelection Results 2nd April 2009
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john.loony@tiscali.co.uk (JohnLoony) wrote:
> On 4 Apr, 23:44, rosenst...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
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> > > Laakso-Taagepera index = 4.14
> >
> > I suppose you're now going to explain that remark?
>
> You are of course fully familiar with Laakso-Taagepera indeces, but
> (for the benefit of those ignoramuses who have never been interested
> in electoral systems) a Laakso-Taagepera index is a practical measure
> of the effective number of political parties in a system - defined as
> the square of the sum divided by the sum of the squares.
What are you on?
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Cllr. Colin Rosenstiel
Cambridge http://www.rosenstiel.co.uk/
Cambridge Liberal Democrats: http://www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/
date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:23:00 -0500
author: unknown
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Re: Local Authority Byelection Results 2nd April 2009
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wrote:
> In article
> , john.loony@tiscali.co.uk (JohnLoony) wrote:
> > On 4 Apr, 23:44, rosenst...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
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> > > > Laakso-Taagepera index = 4.14
> > >
> > > I suppose you're now going to explain that remark?
> >
> > You are of course fully familiar with Laakso-Taagepera indeces, but
> > (for the benefit of those ignoramuses who have never been interested
> > in electoral systems) a Laakso-Taagepera index is a practical measure
> > of the effective number of political parties in a system - defined as
> > the square of the sum divided by the sum of the squares.
Ah, that one.
> What are you on?
He is correct. It was devised in 1979, of all years...
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John M Ward - see http://www.horsted.john-ward.org.uk
--> In favour of returning all local decisions to local people!
date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:04:59 GMT
author: John M Ward
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Re: Local Authority Byelection Results 2nd April 2009
On 6 Apr, 01:23, rosenst...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
> What are you on?
Chocolate biscuits, mostly. Why do you ask?
date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 16:29:41 -0700 (PDT)
author: JohnLoony
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