Applied network analysis

Recent developments in network analysis & its applications in the social sciences are described. Network analysis is a branch of mathematics which studies the properties of configurations of points & lines. Applications are divided into six modes, according to two variables. Three levels of...

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Published in:Quality & quantity 1980-01, Vol.14 (1), p.101-116
Main Authors: Niem ller, Kees, Schijf, Bert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis/Analyses/Analyzing
Network/Networks
Social science/Social sciences/Social scientific
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Summary:Recent developments in network analysis & its applications in the social sciences are described. Network analysis is a branch of mathematics which studies the properties of configurations of points & lines. Applications are divided into six modes, according to two variables. Three levels of aggregation are: distinguished individual points, subsets of points, & the whole set of points of a network. For each of the three levels of aggregation two approaches can be distinguished, positional & relational. In the former, focus is on the positions points have in a network, while in the latter, focus is on the relations the points have to each other. Sketched are future developments in applied network analysis. 1 Table. 4 Figures. AA.
ISSN:0033-5177
1573-7845
DOI:10.1007/BF00154795