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An equivalence denoted by this adjective in which two actors have the same ties is, along with automorphic and regular equivalence, a standard notion of similarity in networks. The CUSUM (“KYOO-sum”) and Chow tests can be used to identify this type of “break” in a time series. (15[1])Vector autoregressions denoted by this adjective have uncorrelated errors but relate contemporaneous variables, unlike reduced-form VARs. Ronald Burt theorized that “brokers” who exploit (*) “holes” denoted by this adjective (10[4])can accrue social capital. (10[2])Broadly, econometric models denoted by this adjective (10[1])relate exogenous and endogenous variables via “deep” parameters and, (10[1])like simultaneous equation models, are abbreviated SEMs. For 10 points, what adjective appears first in a two-word sociological framework that emphasizes societal (10[1])complexity, in which it precedes “functionalism”? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: structural [or word forms like structure or structured]
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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y15100%7%0%92.80