biostudies-literatureMacCarron PEuropean Research CouncilScience Foundation IrelandIrish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technologye0233995https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7266322biostudies-literatureUnknown15(6)Shared opinions are an important feature in the formation of social groups. In this paper, we use the Axelrod model of cultural dissemination to represent opinion-based groups. In the Axelrod model, each agent has a set of features which each holds one of a set of nominally related traits. Survey data has a similar structure, where each participant answers each of a set of items with responses from a fixed list. We present an alternative method of displaying the Axelrod model by representing it as a bipartite graph, i.e., participants and their responses as separate nodes. This allows us to see which feature-trait combinations are selected in the final state. This visualisation is particularly useful when representing survey data as it illustrates the co-evolution of attitudes and opinion-PloS oneAgreement threshold on Axelrod's model of cultural dissemination.PMC726632280242116/IA/4470SFI/12/RC/2289P2Durrheim KFennell SQuayle MMaher PJGleeson JPMacCarron PBurke KfalseAgreement threshold on Axelrod's model of cultural dissemination.Shared opinions are an important feature in the formation of social groups. In this paper, we use the Axelrod model of cultural dissemination to represent opinion-based groups. In the Axelrod model, each agent has a set of features which each holds one of a set of nominally related traits. Survey data has a similar structure, where each participant answers each of a set of items with responses from a fixed list. We present an alternative method of displaying the Axelrod model by representing it as a bipartite graph, i.e., participants and their responses as separate nodes. This allows us to see which feature-trait combinations are selected in the final state. This visualisation is particularly useful when representing survey data as it illustrates the co-evolution of attitudes and opinion-2020-01-01T00:00:00Z20202025-04-04T12:08:24.497Z2020-06-14T07:08:39ZS-EPMC72663223248484610.1371/journal.pone.0233995