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Survey title:

     American Idol Season 5 Poll, Top 16    

Question (number 1) title:

     Who is your favorite female American Idol singer?    



The following choices are tied as the most preferred and most representative:

    (tie) Katharine McPhee

    (tie) Kellie Pickler

About ties: The presence of a tie among choices indicates that the number of voters who express a preference one way exactly equal the number of voters who express the opposite preference. If a tie occurs, look at the numbers in the tally table (below) to confirm this exact balance.

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice Graphic summary of tally information
(details in mouse-over ALT text)
First-most popular
is a tie among these choices		 Katharine McPhee 49 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Kellie Pickler19 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Kellie Pickler49 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Katharine McPhee 55 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Mandisa26 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Mandisa36 voters prefer Mandisa over Katharine McPhee 63 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Paris Bennett27 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Paris Bennett27 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Katharine McPhee 64 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Ayla Brown30 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Ayla Brown23 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Katharine McPhee 68 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Lisa Tucker26 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Lisa Tucker23 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Katharine McPhee 76 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Melissa McGhee28 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Melissa McGhee13 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Katharine McPhee 85 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Kinnik Sky28 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Kinnik Sky4 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Katharine McPhee
Kellie Pickler The percent bars above indicate comparisons with the choice to the left 60 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Mandisa19 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Mandisa38 voters prefer Mandisa over Kellie Pickler 64 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Paris Bennett20 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Paris Bennett33 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Kellie Pickler 69 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Ayla Brown23 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Ayla Brown25 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Kellie Pickler 65 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Lisa Tucker20 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Lisa Tucker32 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Kellie Pickler 72 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Melissa McGhee22 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Melissa McGhee23 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Kellie Pickler 87 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Kinnik Sky21 voter has an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Kinnik Sky9 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Kellie Pickler
Second-most popular Mandisa The percent bars above indicate comparisons with the choice to the left 53 voters prefer Mandisa over Paris Bennett30 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Paris Bennett34 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Mandisa 51 voter prefers Mandisa over Ayla Brown28 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Ayla Brown38 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Mandisa 53 voters prefer Mandisa over Lisa Tucker29 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Lisa Tucker35 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Mandisa 68 voters prefer Mandisa over Melissa McGhee28 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Melissa McGhee21 voter prefers Melissa McGhee over Mandisa 84 voters prefer Mandisa over Kinnik Sky27 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Kinnik Sky6 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Mandisa
Third-most popular Paris Bennett The percent bars above indicate comparisons with the choice to the left 43 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Ayla Brown32 voters have an equal preference for Paris Bennett and Ayla Brown42 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Paris Bennett 43 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Lisa Tucker33 voters have an equal preference for Paris Bennett and Lisa Tucker41 voter prefers Lisa Tucker over Paris Bennett 48 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Melissa McGhee32 voters have an equal preference for Paris Bennett and Melissa McGhee37 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Paris Bennett 77 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Kinnik Sky33 voters have an equal preference for Paris Bennett and Kinnik Sky7 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Paris Bennett
Fourth-most popular Ayla Brown The percent bars above indicate comparisons with the choice to the left 45 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Lisa Tucker29 voters have an equal preference for Ayla Brown and Lisa Tucker43 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Ayla Brown 52 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Melissa McGhee35 voters have an equal preference for Ayla Brown and Melissa McGhee30 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Ayla Brown 77 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Kinnik Sky33 voters have an equal preference for Ayla Brown and Kinnik Sky7 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Ayla Brown
Fifth-most popular Lisa Tucker The percent bars above indicate comparisons with the choice to the left 54 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Melissa McGhee28 voters have an equal preference for Lisa Tucker and Melissa McGhee35 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Lisa Tucker 82 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Kinnik Sky30 voters have an equal preference for Lisa Tucker and Kinnik Sky5 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Lisa Tucker
Sixth-most popular Melissa McGhee The percent bars above indicate comparisons with the choice to the left 66 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Kinnik Sky34 voters have an equal preference for Melissa McGhee and Kinnik Sky17 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Melissa McGhee
Seventh-most popular Kinnik Sky The percent bars above indicate comparisons with the choice to the left



VoteFair representation Ranking

  
First-most representative choice
is a tie among these choices:		 Katharine McPhee
Kellie Pickler
Additional levels of representation
cannot be determined until the above tie
has been resolved, which can be done
by introducing a tie-breaking vote.

VoteFair representation ranking results should be used when more than one choice is to be selected. Why? When there are 100 voters, 51 of them can choose the first winner, so the other 49 voters deserve extra influence in choosing the second winner (instead of letting the 51 voters also choose the second winner). When should representation results be used? When a second candidate is elected to a second equivalent seat on a board of directors, or when an organization pursues a second activity in addition to the most popular activity.


Comparison of VoteFair Ranking with other voting methods

  
Voting method Winner
VoteFair Tie between:
    Katharine McPhee
    Kellie Pickler
Instant runoff A winner cannot be identified because, in one of the rounds of voting, there is a tie among the choices with the fewest votes
(Choice eliminated in the first round: Kinnik Sky)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority ( more than half ) the votes.

(21 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Kellie Pickler

(21 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Tie between:
    Katharine McPhee
    Kellie Pickler
Borda count Katharine McPhee

(43 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results
  
Choice Vote count Percentage Percentage bar
Kellie Pickler 36 38 36 voters marked Kellie Pickler as their first choice
Katharine McPhee 25 26 25 voters marked Katharine McPhee as their first choice
Mandisa 16 17 16 voters marked Mandisa as their first choice
Paris Bennett 7 7 7 voters marked Paris Bennett as their first choice
Lisa Tucker 6 6 6 voters marked Lisa Tucker as their first choice
Melissa McGhee 3 3 3 voters marked Melissa McGhee as their first choice
Ayla Brown 3 3 3 voters marked Ayla Brown as their first choice
Kinnik Sky 0 0 0 voters marked Kinnik Sky as their first choice
(21 ballots ignored in plurality counting because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Notice that the choice with the most plurality votes is not necessarily the most popular. Similarly the choice with the fewest plurality votes is not necessarily the least popular.

Data and Calculation Summary
Number of votes: 117
The following tally table summarizes all the preferences of all the voters. The bold underlined numbers are the ones that apply to the winning sequence.
  
All possible pairs of choice names Number of votes with indicated preference
Prefer X over Y Equal preference Prefer Y over X
X = Katharine McPhee
Y = Kellie Pickler		 49
49 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Kellie Pickler		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Kellie Pickler		 49
49 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Katharine McPhee
X = Katharine McPhee
Y = Mandisa		 55
55 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Mandisa		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Mandisa		 36
36 voters prefer Mandisa over Katharine McPhee
X = Katharine McPhee
Y = Paris Bennett		 63
63 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Paris Bennett		 27
27 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Paris Bennett		 27
27 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Katharine McPhee
X = Katharine McPhee
Y = Ayla Brown		 64
64 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Ayla Brown		 30
30 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Ayla Brown		 23
23 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Katharine McPhee
X = Katharine McPhee
Y = Lisa Tucker		 68
68 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Lisa Tucker		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Lisa Tucker		 23
23 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Katharine McPhee
X = Katharine McPhee
Y = Melissa McGhee		 76
76 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Melissa McGhee		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Melissa McGhee		 13
13 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Katharine McPhee
X = Katharine McPhee
Y = Kinnik Sky		 85
85 voters prefer Katharine McPhee over Kinnik Sky		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Katharine McPhee and Kinnik Sky		 4
4 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Katharine McPhee
X = Kellie Pickler
Y = Mandisa		 60
60 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Mandisa		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Mandisa		 38
38 voters prefer Mandisa over Kellie Pickler
X = Kellie Pickler
Y = Paris Bennett		 64
64 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Paris Bennett		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Paris Bennett		 33
33 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Kellie Pickler
X = Kellie Pickler
Y = Ayla Brown		 69
69 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Ayla Brown		 23
23 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Ayla Brown		 25
25 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Kellie Pickler
X = Kellie Pickler
Y = Lisa Tucker		 65
65 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Lisa Tucker		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Lisa Tucker		 32
32 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Kellie Pickler
X = Kellie Pickler
Y = Melissa McGhee		 72
72 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Melissa McGhee		 22
22 voters have an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Melissa McGhee		 23
23 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Kellie Pickler
X = Kellie Pickler
Y = Kinnik Sky		 87
87 voters prefer Kellie Pickler over Kinnik Sky		 21
21 voter has an equal preference for Kellie Pickler and Kinnik Sky		 9
9 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Kellie Pickler
X = Mandisa
Y = Paris Bennett		 53
53 voters prefer Mandisa over Paris Bennett		 30
30 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Paris Bennett		 34
34 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Mandisa
X = Mandisa
Y = Ayla Brown		 51
51 voter prefers Mandisa over Ayla Brown		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Ayla Brown		 38
38 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Mandisa
X = Mandisa
Y = Lisa Tucker		 53
53 voters prefer Mandisa over Lisa Tucker		 29
29 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Lisa Tucker		 35
35 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Mandisa
X = Mandisa
Y = Melissa McGhee		 68
68 voters prefer Mandisa over Melissa McGhee		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Melissa McGhee		 21
21 voter prefers Melissa McGhee over Mandisa
X = Mandisa
Y = Kinnik Sky		 84
84 voters prefer Mandisa over Kinnik Sky		 27
27 voters have an equal preference for Mandisa and Kinnik Sky		 6
6 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Mandisa
X = Paris Bennett
Y = Ayla Brown		 43
43 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Ayla Brown		 32
32 voters have an equal preference for Paris Bennett and Ayla Brown		 42
42 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Paris Bennett
X = Paris Bennett
Y = Lisa Tucker		 43
43 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Lisa Tucker		 33
33 voters have an equal preference for Paris Bennett and Lisa Tucker		 41
41 voter prefers Lisa Tucker over Paris Bennett
X = Paris Bennett
Y = Melissa McGhee		 48
48 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Melissa McGhee		 32
32 voters have an equal preference for Paris Bennett and Melissa McGhee		 37
37 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Paris Bennett
X = Paris Bennett
Y = Kinnik Sky		 77
77 voters prefer Paris Bennett over Kinnik Sky		 33
33 voters have an equal preference for Paris Bennett and Kinnik Sky		 7
7 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Paris Bennett
X = Ayla Brown
Y = Lisa Tucker		 45
45 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Lisa Tucker		 29
29 voters have an equal preference for Ayla Brown and Lisa Tucker		 43
43 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Ayla Brown
X = Ayla Brown
Y = Melissa McGhee		 52
52 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Melissa McGhee		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for Ayla Brown and Melissa McGhee		 30
30 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Ayla Brown
X = Ayla Brown
Y = Kinnik Sky		 77
77 voters prefer Ayla Brown over Kinnik Sky		 33
33 voters have an equal preference for Ayla Brown and Kinnik Sky		 7
7 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Ayla Brown
X = Lisa Tucker
Y = Melissa McGhee		 54
54 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Melissa McGhee		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Lisa Tucker and Melissa McGhee		 35
35 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Lisa Tucker
X = Lisa Tucker
Y = Kinnik Sky		 82
82 voters prefer Lisa Tucker over Kinnik Sky		 30
30 voters have an equal preference for Lisa Tucker and Kinnik Sky		 5
5 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Lisa Tucker
X = Melissa McGhee
Y = Kinnik Sky		 66
66 voters prefer Melissa McGhee over Kinnik Sky		 34
34 voters have an equal preference for Melissa McGhee and Kinnik Sky		 17
17 voters prefer Kinnik Sky over Melissa McGhee
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 1,773
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 40,320
First sequence:
  1. Ayla Brown
  2. Katharine McPhee
  3. Kellie Pickler
  4. Kinnik Sky
  5. Lisa Tucker
  6. Mandisa
  7. Melissa McGhee
  8. Paris Bennett
Last sequence:
  1. Paris Bennett
  2. Melissa McGhee
  3. Mandisa
  4. Lisa Tucker
  5. Kinnik Sky
  6. Kellie Pickler
  7. Katharine McPhee
  8. Ayla Brown
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Detailed ballot information
(The numbers indicate the choices
as listed in "First sequence" above,
a comma indicates the next lower preference level,
"&" joins choices at the same preference level,
and "x" precedes the vote count.)

  • 1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8 x14
  • 1,2,6,7,8,5,4,3 x1
  • 1,2,8,5,6,4,7,3 x2
  • 2&3,1&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 2,1&3&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 2,1&3,5&8,6,4,7 x1
  • 2,1&7,8,5,3,6,4 x1
  • 2,1,4,5,6,7,3,8 x1
  • 2,1,5,6,7,3,8,4 x1
  • 2,1,7,5,4,3,8,6 x1
  • 2,3,1&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 2,3,5,6,7,1,8,4 x1
  • 2,3,6,7,1,8,5,4 x1
  • 2,3,7,6,5,8,4,1 x1
  • 2,3,7,6,8,5,4,1 x1
  • 2,3,8,1,6,5,4,7 x1
  • 2,5,1&3,6&7&8,4 x1
  • 2,5,3,1,6,7,8,4 x1
  • 2,5,6,7,1,3,8,4 x1
  • 2,5,8,3,6,7,1,4 x1
  • 2,6,1,3,5,7,8,4 x1
  • 2,6,1,8,3,5,7,4 x1
  • 2,6,3,8,5,1,7,4 x1
  • 2,6,5,8,3,1,4,7 x1
  • 2,6,7,1,8,5,3,4 x1
  • 2,6,7,8,1,3,5,4 x1
  • 2,6,8,3,5,1,7,4 x1
  • 2,7,3,5,8,1,6,4 x1
  • 2,8,6,3,5,1,7,4 x1
  • 3&5&6,2,1&4&7&8 x1
  • 3&5&8,1,2&6,4&7 x1
  • 3&6,1,2,7,8,5,4 x1
  • 3&7,5&6&8,1&2,4 x1
  • 3,1&2&4&5&6&7&8 x8
  • 3,1&2&5&6&8,7,4 x1
  • 3,1,2,6,4,5,8,7 x1
  • 3,1,2,6,8,5,4,7 x1
  • 3,1,2,8,5,6,4,7 x1
  • 3,1,2,8,6,5,7,4 x1
  • 3,1,6,2,5,8,7,4 x1
  • 3,1,7,5,8,4,6,2 x1
  • 3,2,1,6,5,7,4,8 x1
  • 3,2,1,6,7,4,8,5 x1
  • 3,2,1,6,7,5,8,4 x1
  • 3,2,1,7,5,8,6,4 x1
  • 3,2,1,7,6,5,8,4 x1
  • 3,2,5,6,8,1,7,4 x1
  • 3,2,6,1,7,8,5,4 x2
  • 3,2,6,7,1,5,8,4 x1
  • 3,2,7,1,5,4,8,6 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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