International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology

Matthew N. O. Sadiku ¹, Nana K. Ampah ², Omonowo D. Momoh ³, Sarhan M. Musa ¹

Affiliations
1 Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, US
2 Engineering Department, Lone Star College, Kingwood, Texas, US
3 College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, US

Abstract

The wisdom of the crowd assumes that a crowd or group of people is remarkably more intelligent and smarter than the smartest individual among them. This operates in the world in many different guises. The wisdom-of-crowd phenomenon has been replicated across a number of disciplines. It has become increasingly relevant with the rapid spread of the Internet and social networks. This paper provides a brief introduction to the wisdom of the crowd.

Keywords

Crowd Wisdom, Wisdom of the Crowd, Crowd Consensus, Crowd Sourcing, Diversity of Opinions, Collective Knowledge.

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