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| Title |
Collective Phenomena and Non-Finite State Computation in a Human Social System
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0075818 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Simon DeDeo |
| Abstract |
We investigate the computational structure of a paradigmatic example of distributed social interaction: that of the open-source Wikipedia community. We examine the statistical properties of its cooperative behavior, and perform model selection to determine whether this aspect of the system can be described by a finite-state process, or whether reference to an effectively unbounded resource allows for a more parsimonious description. We find strong evidence, in a majority of the most-edited pages, in favor of a collective-state model, where the probability of a "revert" action declines as the square root of the number of non-revert actions seen since the last revert. We provide evidence that the emergence of this social counter is driven by collective interaction effects, rather than properties of individual users. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 36 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 28% |
| Brazil | 4 | 11% |
| Canada | 3 | 8% |
| Mexico | 3 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Austria | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 28% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 24 | 67% |
| Scientists | 10 | 28% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 36 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 11% |
| Portugal | 2 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| China | 1 | 3% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 25 | 69% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 31% |
| Researcher | 8 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 17% |
| Professor | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 2 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 9 | 25% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 5 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 8% |
| Psychology | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 28% |
| Unknown | 3 | 8% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 35. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 January 2020.
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