If the length of the connection between two nodes in these networks grows as the log of the number of nodes, they are called “small-world.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these networks consisting of a group of individuals and the connections between them.
ANSWER: social network
[10h] A highly-cited 1973 article by Mark Granovetter is titled for the strength of these entities. These connections in a social network exist between two people who don’t know each other very well.
ANSWER: weak ties [prompt on ties]
[10m] The small-world experiment led by Stanley Milgram suggested that the average path length in the social network of people in the United States is approximately this integer.
ANSWER: six
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