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, 2011 We introduce and study the block voter model with noise on two-dimensional square lattices using Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling techniques. The model is defined by an outflow dynamics where a central set of $N_{PCS}$ spins, here denoted by persuasive cluster spins (PCS), tries to influence the opinion of their neighbouring counterparts.
Sampaio, C. I. N., Moreira, F. G. B.
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Time scales in the dynamics of political opinions and the voter model
New Journal of PhysicsOpinions in human societies are measured by political polls on time scales of months to years. Such opinion polls do not resolve the effects of individual interactions but constitute a stochastic process. Voter models with zealots (individuals who do not
Philipp G Meyer, Ralf Metzler
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SAGE Open, 2015 Proponents of voter photographic identification (ID) laws in the United States have argued that such measures can increase overall voter turnout. The implications of this proposition contradict classic models of voting behavior, which state that voting ...
Russell Weaver
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Voter Model Perturbations and Reaction Diffusion Equations [PDF]
, 2009 We consider particle systems that are perturbations of the voter model and show that when space and time are rescaled the system converges to a solution of a reaction diffusion equation in dimensions $d \ge 3$.
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Polish Cartographical Review, 2019 The author presents the results of research on the use of artificial neural networks in predicting voter turnout. He describes the principles of operation of artificial neural networks, as well as detailed results of two machine learning methods used to ...
Michalak Piotr
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A Survey on Nonstrategic Models of Opinion Dynamics
Games, 2020 The paper presents a survey on selected models of opinion dynamics. Both discrete (more precisely, binary) opinion models as well as continuous opinion models are discussed. We focus on frameworks that assume non-Bayesian updating of opinions.
Michel Grabisch, Agnieszka Rusinowska
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The noisy voter model under the influence of contrarians
, 2018 The influence of contrarians on the noisy voter model is studied at the mean-field level. The noisy voter model is a variant of the voter model where agents can adopt two opinions, optimistic or pessimistic, and can change them by means of an imitation ...
Khalil, Nagi, Toral, Raul
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Revisiting the voter as consumer analogy: an examination of Ghanaian voters decision-making process
Cogent Social SciencesThe political marketing literature likens voters to consumers. It suggests some commonalities between consumers and voters such as their emotions, thought processes, and behavioural responses to marketing stimuli. What is yet to be examined is whether or
Sayibu Ibrahim Nnindini +3 more
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Consensus Opinion Model in Online Social Networks Based on Influential Users
IEEE Access, 2019 A framework to consensus opinion model within a networked social group is put forward. The current research in opinion formation within the groups is largely based on the opinion aggregation of each user of the network.
Amir Mohammadinejad +2 more
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Examining voter turnout using multiscale geographically weighted regression: The case of Slovakia
Moravian Geographical Reports, 2023 Voter turnout is an essential aspect of elections and often reflects the attitude of a country’s population towards democracy and politics. Therefore, examining the distribution of voter turnout and determining the factors that influence whether or not ...
Kevický Dominik, Suchánek Jonáš
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