Abstract
We introduce a path-based measure of convexity to be used in assessing the compactness of legislative districts. Our measure is the probability that a district contains the shortest path between a randomly selected pair of its points. The measure is defined relative to exogenous political boundaries and population distributions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-44 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Quarterly Journal of Political Science |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science
- Political Science and International Relations