Influence

In any group of individual ls, some have more influence and some less. Often a leader will emerge, who is the most influential of all. The diagram illustrates the influence relations in a group of individuals.

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An arrow on a line from one person to another indicates that the first person influences the second. The influence table for this group of people is:
Influences\Influenced By A B C D E F
A 0 0 0 0 1 0
B 0 0 0 0 1 0
C 1 1 0 0 1 0
D 0 1 0 0 1 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0
F 0 1 0 1 0 0
The most influential person can be said to be the one who influences most other people. This is C, who influences 3 people.