social networks - 2024 PACE NSC

Question

The effect of homophily on the dynamics of these things is studied in McPherson, Smith-Lovin and Cook’s paper “Birds of a Feather.” Real-world examples of these things with power law degree distributions are described as “scale-free.” Georg Simmel’s principle of triadic closure describes the tendency of triangular motifs to form in these things if B and C are both neighbors with A. Mark Granovetter studied job applicants (20[1])to identify (*) “weak ties” in these things. (10[5])The surprisingly low (10[1])average path length (10[1])in these (10[1])structures, (10[4])popularly (10[2])just 6, (10[2])is called the small-world (10[2])phenomenon. Nodes representing individuals are connected by edges representing social connections in, (10[1])for 10 points, what web-like models of social (10[1])structure? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: social networks [accept scale-free networks or small-world networks; prompt on graphs by asking, “What do they represent?”]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Sanjay Shanmuga Perumal	Lambert	St. Mark's	66	20
Jeffrey Xu	Johns Creek A	Alabama Cyber Tech	73	10
Ameya Bhalerao	Downingtown STEM	Georgetown Day	73	10
Wyatt Johnson	Solon	Livingston B	73	10
Jacob Barta	Detroit Catholic Central A	Richard Montgomery A	73	10
Omkar Marathe	William Fremd	Winston Churchill A	73	10
Yaj Jhajhria	Canyon Crest	Hastings	76	10
Nam Dang	Richard Montgomery B	University Lab	79	10
Ali Hamzeh	Kinkaid	Fairfield County AT	81	10
Joshua Studee	Walter Payton B	Hoover B	82	10
Sky Hong	Choate Rosemary Hall	Johns Creek B	82	10
Rishabh Mahale	Okemos	Maggie Walker B	82	10
Chris Yoo	Thomas Jefferson A	Strake Jesuit	82	10
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Heights	83	10
Timothy Porter	Maggie Walker A	Lindbergh	83	10
Ibrahim Mohammad	Chattahoochee	Cincinnati Hills	85	10
Teddy Berente	Saint Joseph	Winston Churchill B	85	10
Ave Rieger	Northmont A	Livingston A	89	10
Matthew Wozniak	Freeman	Stevenson B	89	10
Alec Riso	Thomas Jefferson B	Innovation Academy A	101	10
Allen Xu	Durham AT	Thomas Jefferson C	109	10
Dominic Apap	Detroit Catholic Central B	Maggie Walker C	110	10
Kevin Adler	Northmont B	Bloomington	111	10
Aditya Khambekar	Seven Lakes	St. Xavier	111	10
Nathan Liang	Thomas Jefferson D	McLean B	111	10
Karl Barnickol	Walter Payton A	Owensboro	111	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC	06/08/2024	Y	26	100%	4%	0%	87.42