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The HoneyComb Paradigm for Research on Collective Human Behavior

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Published on: January 19, 2019

Adapting Axelrod's cultural dissemination model for simulating peer effects.

Christian Hofer¹, Gernot Lechner¹, Thomas Brudermann¹

¹University of Graz, Institute of Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research, Austria.

|January 6, 2017

Summary

This study introduces a flexible agent-based modeling method for analyzing social data, inspired by citizen energy initiatives. It enhances cultural dissemination models to incorporate evolving interaction data and peer effects.

Keywords:

Agent-based modeling Agent-based modeling with incomplete empirical data Cultural dissemination Diffusion processes Incomplete data Peer effects

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Area of Science:

Sociological data analysis
Agent-based modeling
Cultural dissemination

Background:

Classic Axelrod model for cultural dissemination lacks empirical interaction parameters.
Citizen photovoltaic initiatives demonstrate collective investment and profit sharing.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a generic method for agent-based modeling with incomplete, expandable sociological data.
To extend the Axelrod model for incorporating empirical social science data and peer effects.

Main Methods:

Agent-based modeling approach based on the Axelrod model.
Development of a variable and fine-tunable interaction function for agents.
Deployment of a generic procedure for modeling peer effects.

Main Results:

The extended model accommodates gradually expandable sociological data.
Enables consideration of empirical social science data for interaction.
Provides a flexible framework for modeling peer effects.

Conclusions:

The developed method offers a robust approach for agent-based modeling with evolving social data.
Facilitates the study of peer effects in social dynamics, inspired by citizen energy initiatives.