OSID - osid.voting.RaceResult Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.voting.RaceResult
Implements	`osid.OsidCompendium`
Description	The results for a candidate in a race.
Method	getRaceId
Description	Geta the race `Id` of the vote.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the ballot `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRace
Description	Gets the race of the vote.
Return	`osid.voting.Race`		the race
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCandidateId
Description	Gets the candidate `Id.`
Return	`osid.id.Id`		a candidate `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCandidate
Description	Gets the `Candidate.`
Return	`osid.voting.Candidate`		the candidate
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getResourceId
Description	Gets the resource `Id` . A resource represents a voter or group of voters across a demographic.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		a resource `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getResource
Description	Gets the `Resource.` A resource represents a voter or group of voters across a demographic.
Return	`osid.resource.Resource`		the resource
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isFinal
Description	Tests if these results are final.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if these results are final, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getTotalVotes
Description	Gets the total number of votes cast for this candidate.
Return	`integer`		the total number of votes cast
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMeanVotes
Description	Gets the mean number of votes cast for this candidate.
Return	`decimal`		the mean number of votes cast
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getMedianVotes
Description	Gets the median number of votes cast for this candidate.
Return	`integer`		the median number of votes cast
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getVoteStandardDeviation
Description	Gets the standard deviation of the votes.
Return	`decimal`		the standard deviation
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getRaceResultRecord
Description	Gets the race result record corresponding to the given `RaceResults` record `Type.` This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `raceResultsRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(raceResultsRecordType)` is `true` .
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`raceResultsRecordType`	the type of the record to retrieve
Return	`osid.voting.records.RaceResultRecord`		the race results record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`raceResultsRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(raceResultsRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.