Comparison of true value, ‘wisdom of the crowds’ (WOC) and the prediction from the subgroup of individuals resisting social information.

resist 1 computed from individuals with low social weights and contributing more the values of ω with higher significance (Eq 8). resist 2 computed as ‘resist 1’ but not weighting the different ω differently depending on significance levels. resist 3 corresponds to the value of ω with highest significance. γws = 6, 4, 3, 2 give the central values of the peaks at low social weights obtained from a Gaussian mixture at a resolution in the direction of social weight ws obtained introducing the values of γws in Eq 7. Border, ‘What is length of the Swiss/Italian border?’ Rapes, ‘How many rapes were officially registered in Switzerland in 2006?’ Assaults, ‘How many assaults were officially registered in Switzerland in 2006?’ Population, ‘What is the population density of Switzerland in inhabitants per square kilometer?’