Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship
Sporting activities apply various multi-criteria (and multi-decision maker) methods in their championship regulations. In the majority of cases, the organizers are not aware that they are using them and indeed often apply them incorrectly. Variations of the Borda voting and lexicographic methods are...
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doaj-4682c61355b143b7ab5335d708211fd42020-11-24T21:57:50ZengFundação Getulio Vargas, Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de EmpresasCadernos EBAPE.BR 1679-395132010810.1590/S1679-39512005000200004S1679-39512005000200004Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World ChampionshipJoão Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello0Luiz Flávio Autran Monteiro Gomes1Eliane Gonçalves Gomes2Maria Helena Campos Soares de Mello3Universidade Federal FluminenseFaculdades Ibmec/RJEmbrapaUniversidade Federal FluminenseSporting activities apply various multi-criteria (and multi-decision maker) methods in their championship regulations. In the majority of cases, the organizers are not aware that they are using them and indeed often apply them incorrectly. Variations of the Borda voting and lexicographic methods are among those most widely used. In the case of the Formula 1 World Championship, a variation of the Borda method is employed. This article shows that some of the problems that occurred during recent seasons are a result of the use of this method with consequent aggravation of the inherent distortions. Furthermore, the use of the Condorcet method is suggested as an alternative. Its limitations are shown, as well as how to overcome them by employing the Copeland method. Lastly, an analysis of the results of the 2002 championship is conducted.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-39512005000200004&lng=en&tlng=enBorda methodCondorcet methodCopeland method |
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João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello Luiz Flávio Autran Monteiro Gomes Eliane Gonçalves Gomes Maria Helena Campos Soares de Mello Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship Cadernos EBAPE.BR Borda method Condorcet method Copeland method |
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João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello Luiz Flávio Autran Monteiro Gomes Eliane Gonçalves Gomes Maria Helena Campos Soares de Mello |
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João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello |
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Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship |
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Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship |
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Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship |
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Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship |
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Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship |
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use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the formula 1 world championship |
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Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas |
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Cadernos EBAPE.BR |
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Sporting activities apply various multi-criteria (and multi-decision maker) methods in their championship regulations. In the majority of cases, the organizers are not aware that they are using them and indeed often apply them incorrectly. Variations of the Borda voting and lexicographic methods are among those most widely used. In the case of the Formula 1 World Championship, a variation of the Borda method is employed. This article shows that some of the problems that occurred during recent seasons are a result of the use of this method with consequent aggravation of the inherent distortions. Furthermore, the use of the Condorcet method is suggested as an alternative. Its limitations are shown, as well as how to overcome them by employing the Copeland method. Lastly, an analysis of the results of the 2002 championship is conducted. |
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Borda method Condorcet method Copeland method |
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