Research Article

A Comprehensive Trust Model Based on Social Relationship and Transaction Attributes

Table 1

Symbols used in the study.

SymbolNotionsIllustration

Cumulative trading coefficientSymbol for determining is a new user or has made many transactions before
Number of transactionsThe number of transactions performed by user until time
Impact factor of transaction priceThe impact of transaction price at time on the transaction attribute trust
Transaction priceThe price of transaction performed by user until time
Impact factor of transaction quantityThe impact of transaction quantity at time on the transaction attribute trust
Transaction quantityThe quantity of products or services purchased by user until time
Maximum quantityThe maximum quantity of products or services purchased by user during.
Fraud penalty factorFactor to prevent fraud behaviour
Damping functionMake changes in trust values smooth
Transaction attribute trustTransaction trust of five factors of user until time
Prestige degreeThe reputation or popularity that user has
Familiarity between usersCloseness between users
Rating similaritySimilarity of ratings of the same item or user by different users
Social relationship trustSocial relationship trust of three factors of user
Comprehensive trustComprehensive trust of transaction attribute and social relationship attribute user