Quorums enable optimal pooling of independent judgements in biological systems

Collective decision-making is ubiquitous, and majority-voting and the Condorcet Jury Theorem pervade thinking about collective decision-making. Thus, it is typically assumed that majority-voting is the best possible decision mechanism, and that scenarios exist where individually-weak decision-makers...

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Main Authors: James AR Marshall, Ralf HJM Kurvers, Jens Krause, Max Wolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-02-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/40368