Neco 2021 Government Question 45
Practice objective / multiple choice question 45 from the 2021 Neco Government examination.
In a recent election the vote shares of five parties were: Party A - 40 %, Party B - 25 %, Party C - 15 %, Party D - 12 %, Party E - 8 %. Using the Laakso‑Taagepera effective number of parties index \(N = \frac{1}{\sum p_i^{2}}\) (where \(p_i\) are the vote‑share fractions), calculate \(N\) to two decimal places and state whether the party system is considered "fragmented" if a system is fragmented when \(N > 4\).
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This is Neco 2021 Government Question 45. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Government examination.
Difficulty level: Medium .
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