Truth tracking performance of social networks: how connectivity and clustering can make groups less competent

DOI10.1007/s11229-018-01936-6zbMath1475.91252OpenAlexW2891187499WikidataQ129230710 ScholiaQ129230710MaRDI QIDQ2054144

Erik J. Olsson, Jens Ulrik Hansen, Ulrike Hahn

Publication date: 1 December 2021

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-01936-6

zbMATH Keywords

truthconnectivitysocial networkscomputer simulationnetwork structurenetwork metricbandwagoningcollective competenceGerhard Schurzgroup thinkveritistic value

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Social networks; opinion dynamics (91D30)

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Uses Software

• Pajek

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