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.
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.