Assignment #8

Exercise #1

Jefferson's Method

    (State         pop           natquota      initial      )
    (Cleveland        100589       3.37999             3    )
    (Harrison         122736       4.12418             4    )
    (Weaver            30399       1.02147             1    )
    (Bidwell           14117      0.474360             0    )
    (Total            267841     (29760.111)           8    )


    (State         threshhold    final        )
    (Cleveland       25147.2             4    )
    (Harrison        24547.2             4    )
    (Weaver          15199.5             1    )
    (Bidwell           14117             0    )
    (Total         (25147.250)           9    )


Webster's Method

    (State         pop           natquota      initial      )
    (Cleveland        100589       3.37999             3    )
    (Harrison         122736       4.12418             4    )
    (Weaver            30399       1.02147             1    )
    (Bidwell           14117      0.474360             0    )
    (Total            267841     (29760.111)           8    )


    (State         threshhold    final        )
    (Cleveland       28739.7             4    )
    (Harrison        27274.7             4    )
    (Weaver          20266.0             1    )
    (Bidwell         28234.0             0    )
    (Total         (28739.713)           9    )



Exercise #2

Jefferson's Method

    (State         pop           natquota      initial      )
    (Wilson           405048       10.4283            10    )
    (Roosevelt        386478       9.95019             9    )
    (Taft             253593       6.52896             6    )
    (Debs              81278       2.09257             2    )
    (Total           1126397     (38841.276)          27    )


    (State         threshhold    final        )
    (Wilson          36822.5            11    )
    (Roosevelt       38647.8            10    )
    (Taft            36227.6             6    )
    (Debs            27092.7             2    )
    (Total         (36822.545)          29    )



Webster's Method

    (State         pop           natquota      initial      )
    (Wilson           405048       10.4283            10    )
    (Roosevelt        386478       9.95019            10    )
    (Taft             253593       6.52896             7    )
    (Debs              81278       2.09257             2    )
    (Total           1126397     (38841.276)          29    )


    (State         threshhold    final        )
    (Wilson          38576.0            10    )
    (Roosevelt       36807.4            10    )
    (Taft            33812.4             7    )
    (Debs            32511.2             2    )
    (Total         (38841.276)          29    )



Exercise #5

Jefferson's Method

    (State         pop           natquota      initial      )
    (Hawaii           120316       4.55978             4    )
    (Honolulu         836231       31.6918            31    )
    (Kalawao             130       4.926784E-3         0    )
    (Kauai             51177       1.93952             1    )
    (Maui             100374       3.80401             3    )
    (Total           1108228     (26386.381)          39    )


Jefferson Quota property fails: 
natural divisor: 26386.3810
threshold divisor: between 25093.5000 and 26132.2188


    (State         threshhold    final        )
    (Hawaii          24063.2             4    )
    (Honolulu        26132.2            33    )
    (Kalawao             130             0    )
    (Kauai           25588.5             2    )
    (Maui            25093.5             3    )
    (Total         (25223.340)          42    )



Webster's Method

    (State         pop           natquota      initial      )
    (Hawaii           120316       4.55978             5    )
    (Honolulu         836231       31.6918            32    )
    (Kalawao             130       4.926784E-3         0    )
    (Kauai             51177       1.93952             2    )
    (Maui             100374       3.80401             4    )
    (Total           1108228     (26386.381)          43    )


    (State         threshhold    final        )
    (Hawaii          26736.9             5    )
    (Honolulu        26547.0            31    )
    (Kalawao        1.000000E+31         0    )
    (Kauai           34118.0             2    )
    (Maui            28678.3             4    )
    (Total         (26547.016)          42    )



Hamilton's Method
    (State         pop           natquota      initial      )
    (Hawaii           120316       4.55978             4    )
    (Honolulu         836231       31.6918            31    )
    (Kalawao             130       4.926784E-3         0    )
    (Kauai             51177       1.93952             1    )
    (Maui             100374       3.80401             3    )
    (Total           1108228     (26386.381)          39    )


    (State         frac          final        )
    (Hawaii         0.559777             4    )
    (Honolulu       0.691766            32    )
    (Kalawao         4.926784E-3         0    )
    (Kauai          0.939523             2    )
    (Maui           0.804008             4    )
    (Total                              42    )


Lowndes's Method
    (State         pop           natquota      initial      )
    (Hawaii           120316       4.55978             4    )
    (Honolulu         836231       31.6918            31    )
    (Kalawao             130       4.926784E-3         0    )
    (Kauai             51177       1.93952             1    )
    (Maui             100374       3.80401             3    )
    (Total           1108228     (26386.381)          39    )


    (State         relfrac       final        )
    (Hawaii         0.139944             4    )
    (Honolulu        2.231502E-2        31    )
    (Kalawao       undefined             1    )
    (Kauai          0.939523             2    )
    (Maui           0.268003             4    )
    (Total                              42    )

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