Title of article
Brazilian elections: voting for a scaling democracy
Author/Authors
R. N. Costa Filho، نويسنده , , M. P. Almeida، نويسنده , , J. E. Moreira، نويسنده , , J. S. Andrade Jr.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages
3
From page
698
To page
700
Abstract
The proportional elections held in Brazil in 1998 and 2002 display identical statistical signatures. In particular, the distribution of votes among candidates includes a power-law regime. We suggest that the rationale behind this robust scaling invariance is a multiplicative process in which the voterʹs choice for a candidate is governed by a product of probabilities.
Journal title
Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Serial Year
2003
Journal title
Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Record number
868512
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