6024621168 | weighted voting system | a formal voting system in which voters (players) are not equal in the number of votes they control | 0 | |
6024621169 | quota | the number of votes needed to pass a motion | 1 | |
6025351562 | weights | the number of votes each player controls | 2 | |
6024621170 | players | the voters in a weighted voting system | 3 | |
6024624227 | veto power | a player has this if a motion cannot pass unless he/she votes in favor of the motion | 4 | |
6024624228 | dictator | a player whose weight is bigger than or equal to the quota; he/she can pass a motion | 5 | |
6024624229 | dummy | a player who has no say in the outcome; the motion can pass whether this player is for or against it | 6 | |
6025389516 | coalition | any set of players that vote the same way; the order listed is irrelevant | 7 | |
6025391271 | grand coalition | the coalition that consists of all players | 8 | |
6024836120 | number of coalitions | calculated by (2^N) - 1 where N is the number of players | 9 | |
6024832448 | critical player | a player in a coalition that needs that player's votes to win | 10 | |
6024626424 | Banzhaf power Index | the ratio of the number of times a player is critical to the total number of times all players are critical | 11 | |
6024628244 | Banzhaf Power Distribution | the complete list of Banzhaf power indices | 12 | |
6024832449 | pivotal player | in a sequential coalition, the player that contributes the votes that turn the coalition into a winning coalition | 13 | |
6025470202 | sequential coalition | any set of players who vote the same way; the order listed is important | 14 | |
6024836121 | number of sequential coalitions | calculated by N! where N is the number of players | 15 | |
6024749676 | Shapley Shubik Power Index | the ratio of the number of times a player is pivotal to the total number of times all players are pivotal | 16 | |
6024630249 | Shapley Shubik Power Distribution | the complete list of Shapley Shubik power indices | 17 | |
6024834431 | factorial | multiplying a positive integer by each positive integer less than it (5! = 5x4x3x2x1) | 18 |
Discrete Ch. 2 - Weighted Voting Flashcards
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