Aggregated Knowledge From a Small Number of Debates Outperforms the Wisdom of Large Crowds Joaquin Navajas, Tamara Niella, Gerry Garbulsky, Bahador Bahrami and Mariano Sigman (December 2018)
The wisdom of crowds suggests that many independent judgments can produce surprisingly accurate results. But discussion between people can reduce the diversity on which that wisdom depends. Research suggests another possibility: small groups can deliberate together while remaining independent of other groups, combining conversation with the wider wisdom of the crowd. Abstract The aggregation of Continue reading Aggregated Knowledge From a Small Number of Debates Outperforms the Wisdom of Large Crowds Joaquin Navajas, Tamara Niella, Gerry Garbulsky, Bahador Bahrami and Mariano Sigman (December 2018)