Picky Professors Q6. Suppose that one third (1/3) of the professors at Bruin State University love math and the other two thirds (2/3) do not (in fact, they hate it. I don't know why- math is...
Picky Professors Q6. Suppose that one third (1/3) of the professors at Bruin State University love math and the other two thirds (2/3) do not (in fact, they hate it. I don't know why- math is great-but they do). If friendships between professors are formed at random, what fraction of friendships would you expect to connect math lovers and math haters? 5 points Imagine that we examined all 30,000 friendships between professors and discovered that 20% of those friendships connected a math lover and a math hater. How would you describe this network? Explain. Now imagine that 70% of the friendships connected a math lover and a math hater. How would you describe this network? Explain. (10 points) Q8. The Dean of Students at Bruin State University is concerned about the number of students who stay up all night playing Fortnite. She has her trusty colleagues in the Department of Sociology investigate the problem. They learn that students who play Fortnite tend to be friends with other Fortnite players. What are three possible explanations for this finding? Describe each one. (6 points) What kind of data would you need to decide between possible explanations? (4 points) a. b. Getting closure 9 Neither Alice nor Billy currently participates in the Bruin State Ballroom Brigade. Alice has five friends who are Ballroom Brigadiers, while Billy has eight. All else being equal, who is more likely to join the Ballroom Brigade, Alice or Billy? Explain your answer. (5 points) 10. What kind of closure process will occur if Alice or Billy joins the Brigade? (2 points)
Picky Professors Q6. Suppose that one third (1/3) of the professors at Bruin State University love math and the other two thirds (2/3) do not (in fact, they hate it. I don't know why- math is great-but they do). If friendships between professors are formed at random, what fraction of friendships would you expect to connect math lovers and math haters? 5 points Imagine that we examined all 30,000 friendships between professors and discovered that 20% of those friendships connected a math lover and a math hater. How would you describe this network? Explain. Now imagine that 70% of the friendships connected a math lover and a math hater. How would you describe this network? Explain. (10 points) Q8. The Dean of Students at Bruin State University is concerned about the number of students who stay up all night playing Fortnite. She has her trusty colleagues in the Department of Sociology investigate the problem. They learn that students who play Fortnite tend to be friends with other Fortnite players. What are three possible explanations for this finding? Describe each one. (6 points) What kind of data would you need to decide between possible explanations? (4 points) a. b. Getting closure 9 Neither Alice nor Billy currently participates in the Bruin State Ballroom Brigade. Alice has five friends who are Ballroom Brigadiers, while Billy has eight. All else being equal, who is more likely to join the Ballroom Brigade, Alice or Billy? Explain your answer. (5 points) 10. What kind of closure process will occur if Alice or Billy joins the Brigade? (2 points)