How are the final scores calculated?

After the final event, we'll count all the votes to decide which projects will proceed to implementation. We consider both in-person votes (cast during the final event) and online votes (submitted via our website). This page explains how we calculate the final scores for the projects.

3 steps

The final score per project is calculated in 3 steps.

  1. We determine for each project:
    • what percentage of all in-person votes it has received
    • what percentage of all online votes it has received.
  2. We adjust the scores: the score for in-person votes counts for 60% and the score for online votes counts for 40%. This process is called "weighting". In-person votes are given more weight because we value in-person engagement.
  3. We combine the 2 weighted scores to calculate the final score. This ensures a fair result where in-person votes have a greater impact.

Example calculation

Let's use 2 example projects to illustrate.  

  • Project A receives 800 in-person votes and 1,000 online votes, totalling 1,800 votes. 
  • Project B receives 200 in-person votes and 4,000 online votes, totalling 4,200 votes. 
Stacked bar graph showing the number of online and in-person votes for project A and project B
 In-person votesOnline votesTotal
Project A8001,0001,800
Project B2004,0004,200
Total (all projects)1,0005,0006,000

Project B currently has significantly more votes than Project A overall. However, the final scores have not yet been calculated. In this process, in-person votes are weighted more heavily than online ones. The step-by-step calculation is outlined below.

  1. We calculate the percentage of all in-person and online votes each project has received.
    • Project A has received 80% of all in-person votes (800 / 1,000 x 100 = 80%) and 20% of all online votes (1,000 / 5,000 x 100 = 20%).
    • Project B has received 20% of all in-person votes (200 / 1,000 x 100 = 20%) and 80% of all online votes (4,000 / 5,000 x 100 = 80%).
  2. The in-person vote score accounts for 60% of the total, and the online vote score accounts for 40%. This results in the following weighted scores.
    • Project A gets 48 points for in-person votes (60% of 80, or 0.6 x 80 = 48) and 8 points for online votes (40% of 20, or 0.4 x 20 = 8).
    • Project B gets 12 points for in-person votes (60% of 20, or 0.6 x 20 = 12) and 32 points for online votes (40% of 80, or 0.4 x 80 = 32).
  3. The 2 weighted scores are combined for each project.
    • Project A gets a final score of 56 (48 + 8 = 56).
    • Project B gets a final score of 44 (12 + 32 = 44).

In this example, Project A wins as it has the higher final score.

Learn more

If you have any further questions about the calculation method, feel free to contact Team Burgerbegroting.