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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Main Authors: João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Luiz Flávio Autran Monteiro Gomes, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, Maria Helena Campos Soares de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas
Series:Cadernos EBAPE.BR
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-39512005000200004&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling 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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author João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello
Luiz Flávio Autran Monteiro Gomes
Eliane Gonçalves Gomes
Maria Helena Campos Soares de Mello
spellingShingle 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
author_facet João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello
Luiz Flávio Autran Monteiro Gomes
Eliane Gonçalves Gomes
Maria Helena Campos Soares de Mello
author_sort João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello
title Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship
title_short Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship
title_full Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship
title_fullStr Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship
title_full_unstemmed Use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the Formula 1 World Championship
title_sort use of ordinal multi-criteria methods in the analysis of the formula 1 world championship
publisher Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas
series Cadernos EBAPE.BR
issn 1679-3951
description 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.
topic Borda method
Condorcet method
Copeland method
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-39512005000200004&lng=en&tlng=en
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