Truth tracking performance of social networks: how connectivity and clustering can make groups less competent
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Truth tracking performance of social networks: how connectivity and clustering can make groups less competent
zbMATH Open document ID: 1475.91252
author: Ulrike Hahn
author: Jens Ulrik Hansen
author: Erik J. Olsson
published in: Synthese
publication date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 91D30
zbMATH DE Number: 7436361
zbMATH Keywords: social networks
zbMATH Keywords: truth
zbMATH Keywords: network structure
zbMATH Keywords: connectivity
zbMATH Keywords: network metric
zbMATH Keywords: collective competence
zbMATH Keywords: veritistic value
zbMATH Keywords: bandwagoning
zbMATH Keywords: group think
zbMATH Keywords: computer simulation
zbMATH Keywords: Gerhard Schurz
describes a project that uses: Pajek
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: s11229-018-01936-6
OpenAlex ID: W2891187499
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Wikidata QID: Q129230710
DOI: 10.1007/S11229-018-01936-6
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7436361