The distribution of initial estimates moderates the effect of social influence on the wisdom of the crowd

Abstract Whether, and under what conditions, groups exhibit “crowd wisdom” has been a major focus of research across the social and computational sciences. Much of this work has focused on the role of social influence in promoting the wisdom of the crowd versus leading the crowd astray and has resul...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Almaatouq, M. Amin Rahimian, Jason W. Burton, Abdulla Alhajri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20551-7