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What happens if there is a tie in the runoff?
If they do then there is a tie but if they do not then the program should return false. If they are still in the game then add+1 counter of candidates not eliminated Check if the candidate total vote is the same as the smallest vote total.
How to do find min in CS50 runoff?
For FIND_MIN, you want to check through each candidate and find the one who is still in the election and has the lowest number of votes and return the minimum vote total of that candidate. Make a lowestVote variable and equal it to the first candidate vote total
What happens if all the candidates are the same?
If each candidate is the same as the minimum vote it means that is the ONLY vote total there is and they have no other vote total. Then check if the total number of candidates still in the game is the same as candidates with the same total vote as the smallest vote.
Is the Hare rule the same as instant runoff?
The Hare Rule is also called Ranked-Choice Voting, Alternative Vote, and Instant Runoff. If there are only three candidates, then the above two voting methods are the same (removing the candidate with the lowest plurality score is the same as keeping the two candidates with highest and second-highest plurality score).
How does is _ tie work in CS50 runoff?
For IS_TIE it takes the minimum vote value (which we calculated just earlier) and check if all the candidates that are not eliminated has the same number of total votes. If they do then there is a tie but if they do not then the program should return false. If they are still in the game then add+1 counter of candidates not eliminated
Why is CS50 pset3 runoff not making sense?
I’m stuck at the very beginning on the CS50 pset3 Runoff. Ive used several external resources but nothing is making sense. Please help me, this set has me about to quit because I do not understand.
Where do you put candidates Index in pset3?
If the voter’s input is a valid candidate name, you want to put the candidates index in the preferences array, not just add on to that voters preference. Remember: the vote function simply updates the voters ranked preferences, whereas the tabulate function is where you actually tally up all the candidates votes.