Network analysis / David Knoke, James H. Kuklinski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knoke, David.

Contributor:

Kuklinski, James H.

Series:

Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-028.

Sage university papers series. Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-028

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Network analysis.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

96 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1982]

Summary:

Network Analysis brings the concepts and applications of this procedure to the broader social science audience and their students. The authors systematically inventory the central features of the network analytic technique, cite original sources to be consulted for greater detail, and suggest diverse applications in social science research.

'The book itself is...comprehensive and it has the low level of mathematics typical of this series...a good place for a social scientist to start.' -- Bethlem and Maudsley Gazette, Vol 31 No 2, 1983

Contents:

Atributes and Relations 10

Networks 12

Research Design Elements 14

Structure in Complete Networks 18

3. Data Collection 22

Boundary Specification 22

Sampling of Networks in Large Populations 26

Generic Types of Measures and Reliability 30

Missing Data 34

4. Methods and Models 35

An Interorganizational Relations Example 36

Visual Displays 37

Matrix Representation 42

Indices for Actors and Networks 50

Clique Detection 56

Structural Equivalence 59

Matrix Permutation and Images 74

Hypothesis Testing 77

Analysis of Structural Correlates 82.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages 87-95.

ISBN:

080391914X

OCLC:

8966020