Method to know the reaction of a group respect to a set of elements and various applications of this model

A method of determining opinions on a total set of options in a community comprising a

• plurality of agents, the method comprising:
• defining a number of groups based on a number of options in the total set of options or an expected number of options;
• assigning each agent of said plurality to one of the groups;
• for each group, presenting to each agent within the group for evaluation a number of options fewer than the number of options in the total set of options;
• for each group, receiving from each agent an evaluation of each option presented to the agent;
• and
• determining, with aid of a processor, a best option or set of options according to community opinion using the evaluations received from each of the agents in each of the groups.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for determining opinions on a total set of options in a community comprising a plurality of agents, the process comprising:

• defining a number of groups based on a number of options in the total set of options or an expected number of options;
• assigning each agent of said plurality to one of the groups;
• for each group, presenting to each agent within the group for evaluation a number of options fewer than the number of options in the total set of options;
• for each group, receiving from each agent an evaluation of each option presented to the agent;
• and
• determining a best option or set of options according to community opinion using the evaluations received from each of the agents in each of the groups.

A computer system that determines opinions on a total set of options in a community comprising a plurality of agents, the computer system comprising:

• a programmable processor configured to:
• define a number of groups based on a number of options in the total set of options or an expected number of options;
• assign each agent of said plurality to one of the groups;
• for each group, present to each agent within the group for evaluation a number of options fewer than the number of options in the total set of options;
• for each group, receive from each agent an evaluation of each option presented to the agent;
• and
• determine a best option or set of options according to community opinion using the evaluations received from each of the agents in each of the groups;
• and
• a display device configured to display the best option or set of options.