Stochastic Apportionment

Stochastic Apportionment

Geoffrey Grimmett Abstra t. The problem of how to allocate to states the seats in the US House of Representatives is the most studied instance of what is termed the ‘apportionment problem’. We propose a new method of apportionment which is stochastic, which meets the quota condition, and which is fair in the sense of expectations. Two sources of systematic unfairness are identified, firstly the...

Source apportionment

Non-methane hydrocarbons source apportionment at different sites in Mexico City during 2002–2003 E. Vega, G. Sanchez, and L. Molina Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Nm. 152.Col, San Bartolo Atepehuacan, Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, 07730, México, D.F., Mexico Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, ...

Apportionment JWR

The Arithmetic of Apportionment

Every 10 years census data force the United States Congress to reapportion the House of Representatives, to ensure fair representation. Even though apportionment appears to be a simple act of arithmetic, disputes about the proper basis for apportionment have led, among other things, to the first use of a presidential veto in U.S. history. Moreover, malapportionment resulting from these disputes...

Optimal Congressional Apportionment

1. INTRODUCTION. After two centuries of experimentation with alternative allocation rules, and considerable political maneuvering, the issue of the " best " method for allocating seats in the U.S. House of Representatives remains unsettled, although the field has narrowed considerably to so-called " divisor " methods.