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No, that's incorrect in two ways. First, you must also assume that the individual opinions are independent. Second, the 0.5 probability threshold is only correc
by tedsanders 10y ago
No, that's incorrect in two ways. First, you must also assume that the individual opinions are independent. Second, the 0.5 probability threshold is only correct for binary situations; in real life where they may be a range of opinions, the threshold is much lower.
- wutbrodo 10y ago> Second, the 0.5 probability threshold is only correct for binary situations; in real life where they may be a range of opinions, the threshold is much lower. The study from the article did focus on binary situations. From the article: > Where previous research on collective intelligence deals mainly with decisions of ‘how much’ or ‘how many,’ the current study applies to ‘this or that’ decisions under a majority vote.