elsim package

Module contents

Election Simulator 3000

This package provides three sub-modules, which are used to simulate one or more elections by combining their functions in the following order:

elections

Functions that generate (random) collections of voter-candidate utilities for different types of electorates.

strategies

Functions that convert utilities into ballots, following various strategic rules (including honesty).

methods

Functions that implement voting methods, which calculate a winner from a collection of ballots.

Subpackages

• elsim.elections module
  • impartial_culture()
  • normal_electorate()
  • normed_dist_utilities()
  • random_utilities()
• elsim.strategies module
  • approval_optimal()
  • honest_normed_scores()
  • honest_rankings()
  • vote_for_k()
• elsim.methods module
  • approval()
  • black()
  • borda()
  • combined_approval()
  • condorcet()
  • condorcet_from_matrix()
  • coombs()
  • fptp()
  • irv()
  • matrix_from_scores()
  • ranked_election_to_matrix()
  • runoff()
  • score()
  • sntv()
  • star()
  • utility_winner()