Fig. 2: Numerical analysis of the number of time-steps until convergence.
From: A meritocratic network formation model for the rise of social media influencers
For each value of N, we run 1000 simulations, in three different settings for the meeting process probability distribution: in blue, we use a uniform distribution (the dashed line also shows the theoretical results), in orange, we use a preferential attachment mechanism, and, in purple, we use a mixed distribution (50% chance of uniform distribution and 50% chance of preferential attachment, for each meeting). The data points indicate the median value. The shaded area indicates the first and third quantile.
