Exploratory social network analysis with Pajek


Wouter de Nooy, Andrej Mrvar, Vladimir Batagelj.
Bok Engelsk 2011
Utgitt
England ; New York : : Cambridge University Press, , 2011.
Omfang
xxx, 420 p. : : ill. ;
Utgave
Rev. and expanded 2nd ed.
Opplysninger
Formerly CIP.. - Machine generated contents note: 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; 13. Eandom graph models; Appendix 1. Getting started with Pajek; Appendix 2. Exporting visualizations; Appendix 3. Shortcut key combinations.. - "This is the first textbook on social network analysis integrating theory, applications, and professional software for performing network analysis (Pajek). Step by step, the book introduces the main structural concepts and their applications in social research with exercises to test the understanding. In each chapter, each theoretical section is followed by an application section explaining how to perform the network analyses with Pajek software. Pajek software and data sets 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. In the end, the reader has the knowledge, skills, and tools to apply social network analysis in all social sciences, ranging from anthropology and sociology to business administration and history"--Provided by publisher.
Emner
Dewey
ISBN
0521174805 (pbk.) : : £25.99. - 1107002389 (hbk.) : : £50.00. - 9780521174800 (pbk.) : : £25.99. - 9781107002388 (hbk.) : : £50.00

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