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Exploratory social network analysis with Pajek Wouter de Nooy, Andrej Mrvar, Vladimir Batagelj

By: Nooy, Wouter de, 1962-Contributor(s): Mrvar, Andrej | Batagelj, Vladimir, 1948-Material type: TextTextSeries: Structural analysis in the social sciencesPublication details: Cambridge [a. o.] Cambridge University Press 2011Edition: Rev. and expanded 2nd edDescription: XXX, 420 p. illISBN: 9780521174800; 0521174805Subject(s): Pajek (Electronic resource) | Social networks -- Mathematical models | Social networks -- Computer simulation | социальные сети | математические модели | информационно-коммуникационные технологииLOC classification: HM741 | .N66 2011Other classification: С550.57 Online resources: Cover image
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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Выдается в читальный зал НОЦ "Соц.-полит. исследования технологий" С550.57 N76 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) Available (Ограниченный доступ) 13820000870358

Includes bibliographical references

Index: p. 409-420

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.

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