tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288862798546085706.post99945366463713179..comments2024-02-08T03:39:11.256-05:00Comments on Econometrics By Simulation: Legally Rig An Election: A Citizen's Guide to GerrymanderingFrancishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658586705916884436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288862798546085706.post-8902311104409606592023-04-20T12:11:26.520-04:002023-04-20T12:11:26.520-04:00Thank you. This is a good point.Thank you. This is a good point.Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658586705916884436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288862798546085706.post-69010797017574087952016-02-19T08:52:10.479-05:002016-02-19T08:52:10.479-05:00The explanation for your last remark ("Someth...The explanation for your last remark ("Something interesting happens at the fifth district gerrymandered. We have now gerrymandered half of the districts. At this last step we now are penalized for gerrymandering by 5 points. I do not have an easy explanation at this time.") appears to be pretty straight-forward:<br /><br />* 10 districts in total<br />* 5 district gerrymandered against you<br />* 5 remaining districts that are biased in your favor, however, there is a slight chance that one of them still votes against you. Quite possibly, the chance of one in five districts to be voting against you may be quite large, hence the huge drop-off regarding the likelihood of winning when going from 4 to 5 gerrymandered districts.<br /><br />Hope this clears the fog a bit - thanks for the interesting post! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288862798546085706.post-2579501205304257462016-02-19T08:50:06.730-05:002016-02-19T08:50:06.730-05:00thank you for thisthank you for thisAnthony Damicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375951979149874185noreply@blogger.com