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What did the “Ants” model in NetLogo show us about prediction in agent-based simulations?

During his lecture, Prof. Frey, from UC Davis, wrote a few lines of code to assist you in decision-making. His initial hypothesis was that it is better to take safe bets for important decisions. Going systematically about it with the computer model, what was the result?

A small world network is characterized by what?

Prof. Glymour from UCSF told us about how she and her colleagues used a computer simulation to test for something that could not be derived from empirical data. What was it and why did they use it?

The saying that “All models are wrong, but some are useful” implies several things. The following is NOT one of them.

In our second Sugarscape model (Constant Growback), sugar regrows gradually rather than instantly. Compared to Sugarscape #1, what effect did the lecture highlight as the key change in the society’s dynamics?  

We reviewed some of the most common sources of non-linear phenomena in social emergence that lead to tipping points and social bursts. What was the main contributing driver we identified?

In our eight Sugarscape model, we combined Schelling’s social assimilation behavior with the sugar maximizing rules of behavior on Sugarscape. What else was an observed effect?

What does it mean if someone says that a scale-free network arises from preferential attachment?

In lecture, we discussed one common way that is used to scientifically test if there is something special about the structure of a particular network. How did we go about it?