The margin of victory of an election is a useful measure to capture the robustness of an election outcome. It also plays a crucial role in determining the sample size of various algorithms in post election audit, polling etc. In this work, we present efficient sampling based algorithms for estimating the margin of victory of elections. More formally, we introduce the (c, ε, δ)–MARGIN OF VICTORY...

Efficient post-election audits select the number of machines or precincts to audit based in part on the margin of victory (the number of ballots that must be changed in order to change the outcome); a close election needs more auditing than a landslide victory. For a simple “first-pastthe-post” election, the margin is easily computed based on the number of votes the first and second place candi...

The aim of the present study was to assess the change in the levels of testosterone and cortisol after victory and defeat in male field hockey players during an important tournament. In the beginning of the game series, the players were ranked very closely to achieve (for the first time) the championship rising to The Honor Division-A, the highest status national category. The first game result...

The series Sid Meier’s Civilization is one of the most enduring and successful historical video games to date. With six installments various spin-offs dating back 1991, it has influenced way many players perceive history. From its very first iteration, featured several Near Eastern civilizations from periods. Our research on game’s portrayal interpretation cultures East shown that, while there ...