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A new conformity model, which accounts for personal beliefs and social information and de-emphasizes outliers, has been shown to offer a superior fit to real-world data compared to the traditional DeGroot model.
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Kaleda Denton, Marcus Feldman, Jonathan F. Johannemann
What
A new conformity model, which accounts for personal beliefs and social information and de-emphasizes outliers, has been shown to offer a superior fit to real-world data compared to the traditional DeGroot model.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:14:00 GMT · 2h 6m ago
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Why
The SFI Complexity Postdoctoral Fellow Kaleda Denton and colleagues developed this model to better understand conformity in opinion dynamics by testing it against empirical data sets.
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This research suggests a more accurate understanding of how people conform, potentially yielding new insights in areas like information diffusion and decision-making by revisiting conclusions previously based on the DeGroot model. It underscores that conformity plays a central role in cultural change.
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2 events in this thread- Currently Reading2h 6m agoA new conformity model, which accounts for personal beliefs and social information and de-emphasizes outliers, has been shown to offer a superior fit to real-world data compared to the traditional DeGroot model.
- Health & Science2h 6m agoA new conformity model, developed by Kaleda Denton and colleagues, was tested against real-world data and proved to be superior to the traditional French-Harary-DeGroot model.Open article
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