Question on Paired T-Test of Degree Centrality Across Two Stages
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Dear all,
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I hope this email finds you well.
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I am working on a hypothesis that "the degree centrality of all nodes will change significantly during the T1 or T2 stages of the NGO's mention network." I have already measured centrality data for all nodes in both stages. While a paired t-test would be the obvious approach if the data were independent, I am not sure how to account for the dependencies inherent in network data within UCINET.
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So far, I have two possible approaches in mind:
1) Import the centrality data from the two stages into SPSS and conduct a paired t-test.
2) Use UCINET's Tools > Test Hypotheses > Node-Level > T-Test function.
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I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or advice on how best to proceed with this analysis. Thank you so much for your time and assistance in advance.
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