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) | ||
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