ASSESSING THE CANDIDATE PREFERENCE FUNCTION

In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 23, Heft 4, S. 732-754

Abstract

CONSIDERATION OF 'CANDIDATE PREFERENCE FUNCTION' ELEMENT OF ELECTORAL ALGORITHMS HAS BEEN LARGELY IGNORED AND IS HERE EXAMINED. UTILIZING PSYCHOPHYSICAL SCALING AND VALIDATION PROCEDURES THIS PAPER ESTABLISHES THAT INTERPERSONALLY COMPARABLE MEASURES OF CANDIDATE EVALUATION (UTILITY) MAY BE DEVELOPED, & THAT THE CPF SPECIFIES A POWER RELATION BETWEEN CANDIDATE PREFERENCES AND CANDIDATE EVALUATION.