Groups of diverse problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability problem solvers
Lu Hong,Scott E. Page — Groups of diverse problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability problem solvers (2004)Lu Hong; Scott E. Page · 2004 · Article · AbstractDisputedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0606 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Epistemic democracy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Hong and Page modelled teams of problem-solving agents and found that a team of randomly selected agents can outperform a team of the best-performing agents, because the best agents become similar; Thompson criticised the result as an example of the misuse of mathematics in the social sciences.”
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1Does Diversity Trump Ability? An Example of the Misuse of Mathematics in the Social Sciences
Abigail Thompson — Does Diversity Trump Ability? An Example of the Misuse of Mathematics in the Social Sciences (2014)Abigail Thompson · 2014 · Article · Title and argumentStatus history
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