Professor Ron Rivest discusses a technique for post election audits – taking small samples and using Pólya’s Urn.
See our other election video with Prof Rivest:
Perils of e-Voting on Computerphile:
RSA Encryption:
Some recommended links from Professor Rivest…
Paper from this video:
Philip Stark links about elections and auditing:
This introductory paper on “risk-limiting audits”:
Urn simulator:
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