When it pays to share decisions

Larissa Conradt ()
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Larissa Conradt: School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK.

Nature, 2011, vol. 471, issue 7336, 40-41

Abstract: Theory suggests that the accuracy of a decision often increases with the number of decision makers, a phenomenon exploited by betting agents, Internet search engines and stock markets. Fish also use this 'wisdom of the crowd' effect.

Date: 2011
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