Question
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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Summary
| 2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 40% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Lehigh | Columbia A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Penn | NYU B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| NYU C | Princeton | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| University of Delaware B | Swarthmore A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Maryland | Swarthmore B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |