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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schelling ultimately say about choosing the sex of one's baby?

2. What factor does Schelling use as an example of what motivates adults in their distribution decisions?

3. What does Schelling say is the goal of a binary choice model?

4. What does Schelling say is the best use of sorting and mixing models?

5. What does Schelling say about the number of genetic variations that can take place when a man and a woman have a baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Schelling's models seem to swing back and forth between literary metaphors and statistical methods. Is one predominant? Is one more or less reliable?

Essay Topic 2

What are the risks and benefits of using numerical analysis in models of human behavior?

Essay Topic 3

What are Schelling's values? Where does he stand on the issue of safety, or integration, or segregation or vaccines? Using evidence from the book, describe Schelling's personal views about the issues he raises, and explain the reasoning by which he justifies these personal views.

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