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Parameter Effects in ReCom Ensembles
Kristopher Tapp, Todd Proebsting, Alec Ramsay
Ensemble analysis has become central to redistricting litigation, but parameter effects remain understudied. We analyze 315 ReCom ensembles across the three legislative chambers in…
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Revisiting Compactness for District Plans
Kristopher Tapp
Modern sampling methods create ensembles of district maps that score well on discrete compactness scores, whereas the Polsby-Popper and other shape-based scores remain highly relev…