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a stochastic process model of conflict and cooperation in Andean communities
Author(s) -
ROBBINS MICHAEL C.,
ROBBINS LINDA COFFMAN
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
american ethnologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.875
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1548-1425
pISSN - 0094-0496
DOI - 10.1525/ae.1979.6.1.02a00090
Subject(s) - stability (learning theory) , distribution (mathematics) , markov chain , term (time) , sociology , geography , econometrics , economic geography , mathematics , computer science , statistics , mathematical analysis , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning
Whyte's (1975) study of perceived conflict and cooperation in Andean communities elucidated four community types represented by combinations of these two variables and analyzed community stability and change from one type to another over a five‐year period. Using a Markov model, we deduce what the expected future distribution of community types will be if present trends continue and what these projections reveal about long‐term processes of community evolution in this region.