Generate smaller numbers for testing

nix/generate.sh

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ export BC_ENV_ARGS="-lq"
 # Every voter has a normal-distributed preference X
 
 # 25 voters and 10 candidates is the maximum for the free tier
-voterCount=450
+voterCount=25
 # 9 so that we have candidates -2, -1.5, ..., 0, ..., 1.5, 2, instead of messy numbers
-candidateCount=23
-seatCount=7
+candidateCount=9
+seatCount=3
 # With 40%, a minority group should get a representative
-minorityPercentage=15
+minorityPercentage=40
 
 
 # Voters are represented with a single number. They vote for the candidate nearest to their number
@@ -23,19 +23,18 @@ normal() {
 }
 
 for i in $(seq "$voterCount"); do
-  voterValues+=( "$(normal 2 0)" )
   # Check proportional representation works
-  #if (( 100 * i / voterCount <= minorityPercentage )); then
-  #  # The minority group votes with a wide standard deviation around candidate (-3)
-  #  # such that no single candidate gets more 1st ranks than the majority group.
-  #  # We want to test that this group still get a representative seat regardless
-  #  voterValues+=( "$(normal 2 -3)" )
-  #else
-  #  # The majority group all votes effectively for the same candidate (3) with only minor differences,
-  #  # which ensures that a number of candidates that could in theory fill all seats get most 1st and 2nd ranks,
-  #  # but we don't want that to happen because of proportional representation
-  #  voterValues+=( "$(normal 0.5 3)" )
-  #fi
+  if (( 100 * i / voterCount <= minorityPercentage )); then
+    # The minority group votes with a wide standard deviation around candidate (-3)
+    # such that no single candidate gets more 1st ranks than the majority group.
+    # We want to test that this group still get a representative seat regardless
+    voterValues+=( "$(normal 2 -3)" )
+  else
+    # The majority group all votes effectively for the same candidate (3) with only minor differences,
+    # which ensures that a number of candidates that could in theory fill all seats get most 1st and 2nd ranks,
+    # but we don't want that to happen because of proportional representation
+    voterValues+=( "$(normal 0.1 3)" )
+  fi
 done
 
 # Sort the voters by their value number and therefore also ballots
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ declare -p voterValues >&2
 # where people want to have a representative to vote for, and if they don't, they'd nominate themselves.
 candidates=()
 for (( i=1; i <= candidateCount; i++ )); do
-  candidates[i]=$(bc <<< "scale=1; ($i - 1) * 8 / ($candidateCount - 1) - 4")
+  candidates[i]=$(bc <<< "scale=0; ($i - 1) * 8 / ($candidateCount - 1) - 4")
 done
 declare -p candidates >&2