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. 2011 Sep 6;108(36):E625; author reply E626.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1109947108. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

Social influence benefits the wisdom of individuals in the crowd

Simon Farrell
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Social influence benefits the wisdom of individuals in the crowd

Simon Farrell. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Left: Mean reward per estimate in the three information conditions (separate lines) as a function of trial in the sequence of five estimations. Right: Mean confidence ratings. Error bars depict repeated-measures SEs on the plotted means (5).
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