Doing social network research : network-based research design for social scientists /
Robins, Garry,
Doing social network research : network-based research design for social scientists / Network-based research design for social scientists Garry Robins. - Los Angeles SAGE c2015 - xiv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographic references (pages 231-254) and index.
The difference with social network research -- Fundamental network concepts and ideas -- Thinking about networks: Research quesstions and study design -- Social systems and data structures: Relational ties and actor attributes -- Network observation and measurment -- The empirical context of network data collection -- Ethical issues for social network research -- Network visualization: What it can and cannot do -- A review of social network analytic methods -- Drawing conclusions: Inference, generalization, causality and other weighty matters.
"With straightforward guidance on research design and data collection, as well as social network analysis, this book takes you start-to-finish through the whole process of doing network research."--Back cover.
9781446276136 (pbk.) 1446276139 9781446276129 1446276120
2014942697
GBB4D3847 bnb
016955021 Uk
Social networks--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Network analysis.
Social networks--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Network analysis.
HM741 / .R64 2015
302.3
Doing social network research : network-based research design for social scientists / Network-based research design for social scientists Garry Robins. - Los Angeles SAGE c2015 - xiv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographic references (pages 231-254) and index.
The difference with social network research -- Fundamental network concepts and ideas -- Thinking about networks: Research quesstions and study design -- Social systems and data structures: Relational ties and actor attributes -- Network observation and measurment -- The empirical context of network data collection -- Ethical issues for social network research -- Network visualization: What it can and cannot do -- A review of social network analytic methods -- Drawing conclusions: Inference, generalization, causality and other weighty matters.
"With straightforward guidance on research design and data collection, as well as social network analysis, this book takes you start-to-finish through the whole process of doing network research."--Back cover.
9781446276136 (pbk.) 1446276139 9781446276129 1446276120
2014942697
GBB4D3847 bnb
016955021 Uk
Social networks--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Network analysis.
Social networks--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences--Network analysis.
HM741 / .R64 2015
302.3