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Table 2 Excerpt of the hierarchical component taxonomy with descriptions
| Primarycomponentclass | Secondarycomponent class | Component term | Subset | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| credibility/propagation | propagation discount | Discount referrals alongtrust chains | ||
| subjective reliability | property similarity | Discount based onsimilarity of personalproperties | ||
| rating similarity | Discount referrals basedon similarity of ratingstoward other agents | |||
| weighting | reliability | Explicit | Discount based on explicitreputation information likereferrals or certificates | |
| objective reliability | Implicit | Discount based on implicitreputation information likeprofile age, number ofreferrals or position | ||
| rating value | asymmetric rating | Strongly discount positiveratings compared tonegative ratings (eventsensitive) | ||
| … | … | … | … | … |
