Correction: A theory of discrete hierarchies as optimal cost-adjusted productivity organisations

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Fig 1. Illustration of the hierarchical organization.

We show the case with p = 2, i.e. 3 hierarchical levels (without counting the individual level). We start from N = 18 individuals. The base groups are of size 3 (N₀ = q₀ = 3), i.e. three individuals together form one group. The next groups (the first super-groups) are of size 2 (q₁ = 2, N₁ = q₁ ⋅ q₀ = 6), i.e. two base-groups together form one higher order group. The second super-group (and also the top level) is again of size 3 (q₂ = 3, N₂ = q₀ ⋅ q₁ ⋅ q₂ = N = 18).