Exploratory Social Network Analysis with Pajek (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences)
Wouter de Nooy / Andrej Mrvar …
簡介
This is the first textbook on social network analysis integrating theory, applications, and professional software for performing network analysis (Pajek). Pajek software and datasets for all examples are freely available, so the reader can learn network analysis by doing it. In addition, each chapter offers case studies for practicing network analysis. The book will enable the reader to gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to apply social network analysis in all social sciences, ranging from anthropology and sociology to business administration and history.
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Table of contents
Part I. Fundamentals
1. Looking for social structure
2. Attributes and relations
Part II. Cohesion
3. Cohesive subgroups
4. Sentiments and friendship
5. Affiliations
Part III. Brokerage
6. Center and periphery
7. Brokers and bridges
8. Diffusion
Part IV. Ranking
9. Prestige
10. Ranking
11. Genealogies and citations
Part V. Roles
12. Blockmodels
Appendix 1. Getting started with Pajek
Appendix 2. Exporting visualizations
Appendix 3. Shortcur Key Combinations
