Putting a number on opinion dynamics in a population
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 19:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Opinion formation in a large population is influenced by both endogenous factors, such as interaction with one's peers, as well as exogenous factors, such as the media. In a recent paper, authors use a mathematical model to study the process of information assimilation in a population resulting from such exogenous inputs.