Potential Family Rating
M = number of marriages
D = Number of divorces or affairs
C = number of natural children
A = number of adopted children
G = number of grandchildren
GG = number of great-grandchildren
Family Potential = Marriage Rating + Child Rating
where
Marriage Rating = (M-D+1)
Child Rating = [1+(C+1.5×A)/(D+1) + 1/2×G + 1/4×GG]
Actual Family Rating
T = percentage of votes defending traditional marriage [Not included yet, all candidates assumed 100%]
L = Percentage of votes defending the rights of the unborn (Source: National Right to Life)
Family Actual = T × Marriage Rating + L × Child Rating
January 5th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
[...] for the holidays, I pushed through with the rest of the data procured thus far, and have finished the Family Ratings for the United States Senate of the 110th [...]