CMN 150V: MIDTERM QUESTIONS
WELL AND VERIFIED ANSWERED
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What forms the basis for computational social science? - answer-The digital revolution
how much of the world's information was stored in analog form in the late 1980s? -
answer-80% of information
Today, how much of our information is stored digitally? - answer-over 99%
how quickly does the amount of stored digital information increase? - answer-It doubles
every 2.5 years
how much stored digital information was there in 2014? - answer-5 ZB (5x10^21)
when does evolution happen? - answer-when we find new ways to process information
when do digital and biological merge? - answer-when society as a whole becomes
indispensably dependent on digital technology
what are the three kinds of problems (Weaver)? - answer-simplicity, averages, organized
complexity
simplicity - answer-2 or 3 variable problems
averages - answer-probability theory; large numbers of variables in which the behavior
of a certain individual is unknown; working with distributions
, organized complexity - answer-simultaneously dealing with a large number of
interrelated factora
what type of problem is computational social science - answer-organized complexity
problem
what is the order of the hierarchy of science (bottom to top) - answer-physics,
chemistry, biology, social, technological
physics - answer-dynamics of matter
chemistry - answer-inorganic compositions of atoms
biology - answer-organic forms of matter
social - answer-study of networks among humans
technological - answer-artificial intelligence and communication
social emergence - answer-looking at society as a single super organism that emerges
from individuals who come from different organizations and who have different motives
what did Marx say about social emergence? - answer-quantitative differences can
become qualitative changes
what are the three parts of the scientific method? - answer-empirical, theoretical,
analytical
what is the empirical scientific method in the context of computational social science?
- answer-big data: our digital footprint; observation and collection of data; induction
WELL AND VERIFIED ANSWERED
100% PASS 2026 PASSED
What forms the basis for computational social science? - answer-The digital revolution
how much of the world's information was stored in analog form in the late 1980s? -
answer-80% of information
Today, how much of our information is stored digitally? - answer-over 99%
how quickly does the amount of stored digital information increase? - answer-It doubles
every 2.5 years
how much stored digital information was there in 2014? - answer-5 ZB (5x10^21)
when does evolution happen? - answer-when we find new ways to process information
when do digital and biological merge? - answer-when society as a whole becomes
indispensably dependent on digital technology
what are the three kinds of problems (Weaver)? - answer-simplicity, averages, organized
complexity
simplicity - answer-2 or 3 variable problems
averages - answer-probability theory; large numbers of variables in which the behavior
of a certain individual is unknown; working with distributions
, organized complexity - answer-simultaneously dealing with a large number of
interrelated factora
what type of problem is computational social science - answer-organized complexity
problem
what is the order of the hierarchy of science (bottom to top) - answer-physics,
chemistry, biology, social, technological
physics - answer-dynamics of matter
chemistry - answer-inorganic compositions of atoms
biology - answer-organic forms of matter
social - answer-study of networks among humans
technological - answer-artificial intelligence and communication
social emergence - answer-looking at society as a single super organism that emerges
from individuals who come from different organizations and who have different motives
what did Marx say about social emergence? - answer-quantitative differences can
become qualitative changes
what are the three parts of the scientific method? - answer-empirical, theoretical,
analytical
what is the empirical scientific method in the context of computational social science?
- answer-big data: our digital footprint; observation and collection of data; induction
