Function reference • SafeVote

All functions

a3_hil: Tideman a3_hil

a4_hil: Tideman a4_hil

a53_hil: Tideman a53_hil

approval(): Count votes using the approval method

as.SafeRankExpt(): as.SafeRankExpt()

assemble.args.for.check.score(): undocumented internal method

assemble.args.for.check.stv(): undocumented internal method

backwards.tiebreak(): Undocumented internal method

check.nseats(): parameter-checking method for nseats (internal)

check.ranking(): check the validity of a partial ranking

check.votes(): undocumented internal method

check.votes.approval(): undocumented internal method

check.votes.condorcet(): undocumented internal method

check.votes.plurality(): undocumented internal method

check.votes.score(): undocumented internal method

check.votes.stv(): undocumented internal method

check.votes.tworound.runoff(): undocumented internal method

combineRankings(): the least upper bound on a pair of rankings

completeRankingTable(): internal method to analyse the partial results of an stv() ballot count, to discover a complete ranking of all candidates. The ranking may depend on the value of nseats, because this affects how votes are transferred.

condorcet(): Count votes using the Condorcet voting method.

correct.ranking(): Amend ballots with equal or incomplete preferences

.print.summary.SafeVote(): .print method for summary object

.summary.SafeVote(): summarises vote-totals for subsequent printing

dublin_west: Dublin West

election.info(): prints the basic results of an election

extractMargins(): extract margins from the results of a ballot count

extractRank(): Extract a ranking vector by name from the results of a ballot count

food_election: Food Election

forwards.tiebreak(): Undocumented internal method

image(<SafeVote.condorcet>): The image function visualizes the joint distribution of two preferences (if all.pref=FALSE) given xpref and ypref, as well as the marginal distribution of all preferences (if all.pref=TRUE). The joint distribution can be shown as proportions (if proportion=TRUE) or raw vote counts (if proportion=FALSE).

image(<SafeVote.stv>): visualisation of joint and marginal distributions in STV preferences

ims_approval: IMS Approval

ims_election: IMS Election

ims_plurality: IMS Plurality

ims_score: IMS Score

ims_election: IMS STV

invalid.votes(): Extracts the invalid.votes member (if any) from the result of a count

is.SafeRankExpt(): is.SafeRankExpt()

is.valid.vote(): undocumented internal method

loserMargin(): Find a loser and their margin of victory

new_SafeRankExpt(): Constructor for the results of a SafeRank experiment

ordered.preferences(): Undocumented internal method

ordered.tiebreak(): Undocumented internal method

plot(<SafeRankExpt>): plot() method for the result of an experiment with varying numbers of ballots

plot(<SafeVote.stv>): plot() method for the result of an stv() ballot-count

plurality(): Count votes using the plurality method

prepare.votes(): Coerce input 'data' into a matrix

print(<summary.SafeRankExpt>): Print method for summary.SafeRankExpt

print(<summary.SafeVote.approval>): print method for summary object

print(<summary.SafeVote.condorcet>): print method for summary.SafeVote.condorcet

print(<summary.SafeVote.plurality>): print method for summary of plurality object

print(<summary.SafeVote.score>): print method for summary.score object

print(<summary.SafeVote.stv>): print() method for a summary() of a SafeVote result

rbind(<SafeRankExpt>): add a row to a SafeRankExpt object

readHil(): read a set of ballots in .HIL format

remove.candidate(): Remove a candidate, amending ballot papers as required

score(): Count votes using the score (or range) method.

solveTiebreak(): Undocumented internal method, renamed from 'solve.tiebreak' to avoid confusion with generic solve()

stv(): Count preferential ballots using an STV method

sumOfVotes(): internal method, computes column-sums

summary(<SafeRankExpt>): summary method for SafeRankExpt

summary(<SafeVote.approval>): summary method for approval results

summary(<SafeVote.condorcet>): Summary method for condorcet() results

summary(<SafeVote.plurality>): summary method for plurality object

summary(<SafeVote.score>): summary method for score object

summary(<SafeVote.stv>): summary() method for a SafeVote result

testAdditions(): Test the sensitivity of a result to tactical voting.

testDeletions(): Assess the safety of a preliminary result for an election

testFraction(): Bootstrapping experiment, with fractional counts of a ballot box.

translate.ties(): Undocumented internal method from original code

uk_labour_2010: UK Labour Party Leader 2010

view(): generic view() for classes defined in this package

view(<SafeVote.approval>): view method for approval object

view(<SafeVote.condorcet>): view method for SafeVote.condorcet

view(<SafeVote.plurality>): view method for plurality object

view(<SafeVote.score>): view method for score object

view(<SafeVote.stv>): view method for the result of an stv() ballot-count

winnerMargin(): Find a winner and their margin of victory

yale_ballots: Yale Faculty Senate 2016