6.22 … Example

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If the population in the \(a_1\) district is 500, and in the district \(a_2\) it equals 1499, deviations from the ‘ideal’ population for those constituencies are:

• For \(a_1\), deviation \(= -50 \%\);

• For \(a_2\), deviation \(= 49.9 \%\);

The range is: \([- 0.5; 0.5)\).