Opinion formation in social systems: a network model-based simulation study

• Main Author: Mok, Wen Hao
• Other Authors: Xiao Gaoxi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Complex network; Opinion evolution; Discrete/continuous value; Opinion evolution network model; Majority rule; Individual effect; Social opinion evolution; Deffuant-Weisbuch model; Bounded-confidence model; Consensus making; Social phenomena
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/176580
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Our opinions are formed through a mixture of personal experiences and the stream of information we encounter daily. However, our opinions are not immutable constructs. The interaction we hold with others as well as external factors can cause our opinions on certain topics to change. Opinion evol...