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Social Network Analysis

David Knoke author Song Yang author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc

Published:20th Jan '20

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David Knoke and Song Yang′s Social Network Analysis, Third Edition provides a concise introduction to the concepts and tools of social network analysis. The authors convey key material while at the same time minimizing technical complexities. The examples are simple: sets of 5 or 6 entities such as individuals, positions in a hierarchy, political offices, and nation-states, and the relations between them include friendship, communication, supervision, donations, and trade. The new edition reflects developments and changes in practice over the past decade. The authors also describe important recent developments in network analysis, especially in the fifth chapter. Exponential random graph models (ERGMs) are a prime example: when the second edition was published, P* models were the recommended approach for this, but they have been replaced by ERGMs. Finally, throughout the volume, the authors comment on the challenges and opportunities offered by internet and social media data.

One of the most clear and yet comprehensive explanations of network analysis in research that I have ever read. 
-- Howard Lune * Review *
This book provides a solid foundation for conducting a social network analysis for all analytics professionals
-- Michael Levin * Review *
Knoke and Yang have written a compelling new edition that balances timeless description of key network concepts with a fresh set of examples drawn from the myriad instances in which social scientists are using social network analysis to understand relationships. 
-- Brian G. Southwell * Review *

ISBN: 9781506389318

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 240g

200 pages

3rd Revised edition