Statistical properties of weighted voting (Q1360760)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1037714
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Statistical properties of weighted voting
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1037714

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    Statistical properties of weighted voting (English)
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    28 December 1998
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    The authors investigate the question of determining error bounds for threshold functions involving players of unequal weights. Their main conclusion is that the optimal strategy is to use a (weighted) majority function. The principal concern of the authors is in applications to signalling.
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    weighted voting
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    majority function
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    threshold function
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    error bounds
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    signalling
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