Class 14
Discussion
Read the article "Probability experts may decide Pennsylvania vote"
and discuss the following questions:
- How did Professor Ashenfelter get that Republican's 564 vote edge on
the machines should have led to a 133-vote advatange in absentee ballots?
- The Times says that "The probability that the unusual results ...were
simply caused by random variations in voting patterns is just 6%." Comment.
- Do you think that large-scale fraud took place during this election? If so,
who do you think would have won the election if there had been no fraud?
- What would you do if your were the judge? Seat Marks? Call a new
election? Seat Stinson?