Geometric mean Archives - The Nature of Mathematics

Homework Hints 17-3

May 20, 2024July 23, 2015 by elaine

Problems 1-6
Read the section first and then paraphrase each of the requested rounding or apportionment plans are requested by each of these problems.

Problems 7-40
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Section 17.3: Apportionment

September 26, 2015July 23, 2015 by elaine

17.3 Outline

Definition of apportionment
The apportionment process
1. upper quota
2. lower quota
3. standard divisor
4. standard quota
5. quota rule
Adams’ plan
1. definition
2. modified divisor
3. modified quota
Jefferson’s plan
Hamilton’s plan
Webster’s plan
Hungtington-Hill plan
1. arithmetic mean
2. geometric mean
Summary of apportionment

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