A mathematician has calculated how peer pressure influences society. Professor Ernesto Estrada, of the University of Strathclyde's Department of Mathematics and Statistics, examined the effect of direct and indirect social influences - otherwise known as peer pressure - on how decisions are reached on important issues. Using mathematical models, he analysed data taken from 15 networks - including US school superintendents and Brazilian farmers - to outline peer pressure's crucial role in society...
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