Generalized Blockmodeling |
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| Author:
| Doreian, Patrick
Batagelj, Vladimir
Ferligoj, Anuska |
| Series title: | Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-84085-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $87.99 |
Book Description:
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This book provides an integrated treatment of blockmodeling, the most frequently used technique in social network analysis. It secures its mathematical foundations and then generalizes blockmodeling for the analysis of many network structures. Also provided is a broad introduction to cluster analysis. The authors propose direct optimizational approaches to blockmodeling which yield blockmodels that best fit the data, a measure of fit that is integral to the establishment of...
More DescriptionThis book provides an integrated treatment of blockmodeling, the most frequently used technique in social network analysis. It secures its mathematical foundations and then generalizes blockmodeling for the analysis of many network structures. Also provided is a broad introduction to cluster analysis. The authors propose direct optimizational approaches to blockmodeling which yield blockmodels that best fit the data, a measure of fit that is integral to the establishment of blockmodels, and creates the potential for many generalizations and a deductive use of blockmodeling. Many examples are used throughout the text.