Question

A small country consists of seven states, there are 160 seats in the legislature that need to be apportioned among the seven states and the population of each state is shown below for the years 1990 and 1995

State A B C D E F G

1990 pop 1283 2374 2725 2155 1592 2511 2017

1995 Pop 1347 2469 2847 2220 1640 2611 2078

Does the population paradox occur using Hamilton's method of apportionment?

Answer 1

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	Total	quotient	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1990	1283	2374	2725	2155	1592	2511	2017	14657	91.60625	14.00559	25.91526	29.74688	23.5246	17.37873	27.41079	22.01815
1995	1347	2469	2847	2220	1640	2611	2078	15212	95.075	14.16776	25.96897	29.94478	23.34999	17.24954	27.46253	21.85643

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1990	14	26	30	24	17	27	22
1995	14	26	30	23	17	28	22

Yes population paradox occur using Hamilton's method of apportionment

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