Before revision: Values The following table illustrates the difference between the values produced by the two formulas for eight hypothetical vote or seat constellations: Constellation Largest component, fractional share Other components, fractional shares N, Laakso-Taagepera N, Golosov A 0.75 0.25 1.60 1.33 B 0.75 0.1, 15 at 0.01 1.74 1.42 C 0.55 0.45 1.98 1.82 D 0.55 3 at 0.1, 15 at 0.01 2.99 2.24 E 0.35 0.35, 0.3 2.99 2.90 F 0.35 5 at 0.1, 15 at 0.01 5.75 4.49 G 0.15 5 at 0.15, 0.1 6.90 6.89 H 0.15 7 at 0.1, 15 at 0.01 10.64 11.85 Institutional theory The effective number of parties can be predicted with the seat product modelTaagepera, Rein (2007).
After revision: Values The following table illustrates the difference between the values produced by the two formulas for eight hypothetical vote or seat constellations: Constellation Largest component, fractional share Other components, fractional shares N, Laakso-Taagepera N, Golosov A 0.75 0.25 1.60 1.33 B 0.75 0.1, 15 at 0.01 1.74 1.42 C 0.55 0.45 1.98 1.82 D 0.55 3 at 0.1, 15 at 0.01 2.99 2.24 E 0.35 0.35, 0.3 2.99 2.90 F 0.35 5 at 0.1, 15 at 0.01 5.75 4.49 G 0.15 5 at 0.15, 0.1 6.90 6.89 H 0.15 7 at 0.1, 15 at 0.01 10.64 11.85 Seat product model The effective number of parties can be predicted with the seat product modelTaagepera, Rein (2007).