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> Second, the 0.5 probability threshold is only correct for binary situations; in real life where they may be a range of opinions, the threshold is much lower.

The study from the article did focus on binary situations. From the article:

> Where previous research on collective intelligence deals mainly with decisions of ‘how much’ or ‘how many,’ the current study applies to ‘this or that’ decisions under a majority vote.



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