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cs.IT2020
Three Applications of Entropy to Gerrymandering
Larry Guth, Ari Nieh, Thomas Weighill
This preprint is an exploration in how a single mathematical idea - entropy - can be applied to redistricting in a number of ways. It's meant to be read not so much as a call to ac…
cs.CY2020
Political Geography and Representation: A Case Study of Districting in Pennsylvania
Jonathan Rodden, Thomas Weighill
This preprint offers a detailed look, both qualitative and quantitative, at districting with respect to recent voting patterns in one state: Pennsylvania. We investigate how much t…
math.AT2020
The (homological) persistence of gerrymandering
Moon Duchin, Tom Needham, Thomas Weighill
We apply persistent homology, the dominant tool from the field of topological data analysis, to study electoral redistricting. Our method combines the geographic information from a…