SafeVote (version 1.0.1)

new_SafeRankExpt: Constructor for the results of a SafeRank experiment

Description

Constructor for the results of a SafeRank experiment

Usage

new_SafeRankExpt(
  rankNames = list(),
  marginNames = list(),
  countMethod = character(0),
  rankMethod = character(0),
  datasetName = character(0),
  experimentalMethod = character(0),
  countArgs = list(),
  nseats = integer(0),
  otherFactors = list(),
  unitFactors = list()
)

Value

object of class SafeRankExpt

Arguments

rankNames

colnames for per-candidate ranks

marginNames

colnames for per-candidate margins

countMethod

secondary factor: counting method e.g. "stv"

rankMethod

secondary factor: ranking method e.g. "elected"

datasetName

secondary factor: name of the dataset of ballots

experimentalMethod

secondary factor: name of the method which simulated these elections e.g. "testFraction"

countArgs

secondary factor: args passed to countMethod

nseats

secondary factor: number of seats to be filled

otherFactors

other secondary factors, e.g. parameters to experimentalMethod

unitFactors

per-unit factors derived from PRNG of the experimental harness, e.g describing the ballots randomly deleted during testDeletions