Analyzing Social Networks
March 2024 | 360 pages | Sage UK
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Description

Kickstart your research with this practical, bestselling guide to doing social network analysis. Get to grips with the mathematical foundations and learn how to use software tools such as NeTDraw and UCINET to reach your research goals. 

Supporting you step-by-step through the entire research process, from design and data collection to coding, visualisation, and analysis, the book also offers:

• Case studies and examples using real data 
• Exercises drawn from the authors’ decades of teaching experience 
• Online access to datasets, worked examples and a software manual to help you practice your skills.

Whether you are new to social network analysis or an experienced researcher, this approachable book is your technical toolbox and research companion all in one. 

Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS

CHAPTER 2: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN

CHAPTER 4: DATA COLLECTION

CHAPTER 4: DATA COLLECTION

CHAPTER 5: DATA MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 5: DATA MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 6: MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES USED IN NETWORK ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 6: MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES USED IN NETWORK ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 7: VISUALIZATION

CHAPTER 7: VISUALIZATION

CHAPTER 8: LOCAL NODE-LEVEL MEASURES

CHAPTER 8: LOCAL NODE-LEVEL MEASURES

CHAPTER 9: CENTRALITY

CHAPTER 9: CENTRALITY

CHAPTER 10: GROUP-LEVEL MEASURES

CHAPTER 10: GROUP-LEVEL MEASURES

CHAPTER 11: SUBGROUPS AND COMMUNITY DETECTION

CHAPTER 11: SUBGROUPS AND COMMUNITY DETECTION

CHAPTER 12: EQUIVALENCE

CHAPTER 12: EQUIVALENCE

CHAPTER 13: ANALYZING TWO-MODE DATA

CHAPTER 13: ANALYZING TWO-MODE DATA

CHAPTER 14: INTRODUCTION TO INFERENTIAL STATISTICS FOR COMPLETE NETWORKS

CHAPTER 14: INTRODUCTION TO INFERENTIAL STATISTICS FOR COMPLETE NETWORKS

CHAPTER 15: ERGMS AND SAOMS

CHAPTER 15: ERGMS AND SAOMS

Description

Kickstart your research with this practical, bestselling guide to doing social network analysis. Get to grips with the mathematical foundations and learn how to use software tools such as NeTDraw and UCINET to reach your research goals. 

Supporting you step-by-step through the entire research process, from design and data collection to coding, visualisation, and analysis, the book also offers:

• Case studies and examples using real data 
• Exercises drawn from the authors’ decades of teaching experience 
• Online access to datasets, worked examples and a software manual to help you practice your skills.

Whether you are new to social network analysis or an experienced researcher, this approachable book is your technical toolbox and research companion all in one. 

Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS

CHAPTER 2: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN

CHAPTER 4: DATA COLLECTION

CHAPTER 4: DATA COLLECTION

CHAPTER 5: DATA MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 5: DATA MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 6: MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES USED IN NETWORK ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 6: MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES USED IN NETWORK ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 7: VISUALIZATION

CHAPTER 7: VISUALIZATION

CHAPTER 8: LOCAL NODE-LEVEL MEASURES

CHAPTER 8: LOCAL NODE-LEVEL MEASURES

CHAPTER 9: CENTRALITY

CHAPTER 9: CENTRALITY

CHAPTER 10: GROUP-LEVEL MEASURES

CHAPTER 10: GROUP-LEVEL MEASURES

CHAPTER 11: SUBGROUPS AND COMMUNITY DETECTION

CHAPTER 11: SUBGROUPS AND COMMUNITY DETECTION

CHAPTER 12: EQUIVALENCE

CHAPTER 12: EQUIVALENCE

CHAPTER 13: ANALYZING TWO-MODE DATA

CHAPTER 13: ANALYZING TWO-MODE DATA

CHAPTER 14: INTRODUCTION TO INFERENTIAL STATISTICS FOR COMPLETE NETWORKS

CHAPTER 14: INTRODUCTION TO INFERENTIAL STATISTICS FOR COMPLETE NETWORKS

CHAPTER 15: ERGMS AND SAOMS

CHAPTER 15: ERGMS AND SAOMS

March 2024 | 360 pages | Sage UK

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Kickstart your research with this practical, bestselling guide to doing social network analysis. Get to grips with the mathematical foundations and learn how to use software tools such as NeTDraw and UCINET to reach your research goals. 

Supporting you step-by-step through the entire research process, from design and data collection to coding, visualisation, and analysis, the book also offers:

• Case studies and examples using real data 
• Exercises drawn from the authors’ decades of teaching experience 
• Online access to datasets, worked examples and a software manual to help you practice your skills.

Whether you are new to social network analysis or an experienced researcher, this approachable book is your technical toolbox and research companion all in one. 


Table Of Contents:

  • CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 2: MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS
  • CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN
  • CHAPTER 4: DATA COLLECTION
  • CHAPTER 5: DATA MANAGEMENT
  • CHAPTER 6: MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES USED IN NETWORK ANALYSIS
  • CHAPTER 7: VISUALIZATION
  • CHAPTER 8: LOCAL NODE-LEVEL MEASURES
  • CHAPTER 9: CENTRALITY
  • CHAPTER 10: GROUP-LEVEL MEASURES
  • CHAPTER 11: SUBGROUPS AND COMMUNITY DETECTION
  • CHAPTER 12: EQUIVALENCE
  • CHAPTER 13: ANALYZING TWO-MODE DATA
  • CHAPTER 14: INTRODUCTION TO INFERENTIAL STATISTICS FOR COMPLETE NETWORKS
  • CHAPTER 15: ERGMS AND SAOMS

Recent Product Reviews:

This is an ideal textbook for teaching and learning social network analysis, as it strikes a good balance between scope and depth, theoretical rationales and technical details, data collection and data analysis. It’s a joy to read!
Keming Yang, University of Durham

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