Skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behaviours

We investigate the statistical mechanism of clicks and replies to posts on the BBS forum. Empirical analysis indicates that the heavy-tailed distribution of replies is correlated and determined by similarly skewed distribution of clicks. The investigation suggests that the highly skewed distribution...

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Main Author: Zhenpeng Li
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Systems Science & Control Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21642583.2024.2342816
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description We investigate the statistical mechanism of clicks and replies to posts on the BBS forum. Empirical analysis indicates that the heavy-tailed distribution of replies is correlated and determined by similarly skewed distribution of clicks. The investigation suggests that the highly skewed distribution of one could result from the skewed distribution of the other. Power law distribution of both replies and clicks can be interpreted as the macro behaviours of the systems that consist of micro units. The empirical results of this paper provide another perspective for us to understand collective online behaviour.
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spelling doaj-art-e2a12ea1ea014d3d84dcb41ae8db83cf2025-08-20T02:36:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupSystems Science & Control Engineering2164-25832024-12-0112110.1080/21642583.2024.2342816Skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behavioursZhenpeng Li0School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaWe investigate the statistical mechanism of clicks and replies to posts on the BBS forum. Empirical analysis indicates that the heavy-tailed distribution of replies is correlated and determined by similarly skewed distribution of clicks. The investigation suggests that the highly skewed distribution of one could result from the skewed distribution of the other. Power law distribution of both replies and clicks can be interpreted as the macro behaviours of the systems that consist of micro units. The empirical results of this paper provide another perspective for us to understand collective online behaviour.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21642583.2024.2342816Skewed distributioncollective behaviourssocial networkcorrelation inference
spellingShingle Zhenpeng Li
Skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behaviours
Systems Science & Control Engineering
Skewed distribution
collective behaviours
social network
correlation inference
title Skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behaviours
title_full Skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behaviours
title_fullStr Skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behaviours
title_full_unstemmed Skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behaviours
title_short Skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behaviours
title_sort skewed distribution and the heterogeneity of collective clicking and replying behaviours
topic Skewed distribution
collective behaviours
social network
correlation inference
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21642583.2024.2342816
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