Designing empirical social networks research / Jennifer M. Larson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larson, Jennifer M., 1984- author.

Series:

Methods for social inquiry

Methods in social inquiry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social networks--Research--Methodology.

Social networks.

Social networks--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 169 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

A user-friendly introductory guide to the empirical study of social networks. Jennifer M. Larson presents the fundamentals of social networks in an intuition-forward way which guides theory-driven research design. Substantial attention is devoted to a framework for developing a network theory that will steer data collection to be maximally informative and minimally frustrating. Other features include: Coverage of a range of practical topics including selecting operationalizations, cutting survey costs, and cleaning data; A tutorial for getting started in analyzing networks in R; Technical sections full of examples, points to hone intuition, and practice problems with solutions. Designing Empirical Social Networks Research will be a valuable tool for advanced undergraduates, Ph.D. students in the social sciences, especially political science, and researchers across the social sciences who are new to the study of networks

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Nov 2024).

ISBN:

9781009484206