Barry Wellman
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I¡¯m relaying the following sad news on behalf of Russ Bernard. steve From: H. Russell Bernard Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2024 10:40 AM To: socnet <socnet@...> Subject: barry wellman our dear friend and colleague, barry wellman, passed away on tuesday, july 9, 2024. he had been very ill for quite a while. more information here: Benjamin¡¯s Park Memorial Chapel www.benjamins.ca russ and carole
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LINKS Center online workshops on SNA -- starting May 20
Hi all, the LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky is offering a set of four online workshops starting May 20. Each workshop meets for 3 to 5 days for about four hours a day (not including optional extra sessions in some of the workshops). There is also access to a limited number of non-technical one-on-one consultations with experienced research faculty to discuss your individual project(s). The workshops and dates are shown below. Registration is now open! The website for the workshops is https://www.linksworkshop.org/ To go directly to registration, visit https://gatton.uky.edu/links-2024-workshop-registration Workshops Track 1. Introduction to Social Network Analysis - May 20 - May 22, 2024 Led by Dan Brass, Rich DeJordy and Dan Halgin, this course provides a basic introduction to the theory and method of network research. Topics include theoretical perspectives, social capital, and the nuts and bolts of doing a network analysis using UCINET and NetDraw software (both Windows programs). Starting May 20th, it meets Monday, Tuesday, through Wednesday from 9:30am-11:30am ET (New York time) and 12:30pm-2:30pm ET (12 contact hours) and provides homework assignments and access to a TA. The course costs $1500 ($750 for students). More details ... Track 2. Intermediate Social Network Analysis (UCINET) - May 20 - May 23, 2024 Taught by Steve Borgatti, this is a more technical and in-depth workshop focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, with particular emphasis on relating network measures to research goals. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in a research context. UCINET for Windows software is used extensively. Starting May 20, the course meets Monday through Thursday, from 10am-12:00pm ET and 12:30pm-2:30pm ET each day. The course is closely tied to the book Analyzing Social Networks, 3rd edition, by Borgatti, Everett, Johnson and Agneessens (2024). The cost is $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Track 3. Intermediate Social Network Analysis (R) - May 20 - May 24, 2024 Taught by Filip Agneessens. This is a more technical and in-depth workshop than the intro workshop, focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, particularly as they apply to specific research objectives. This workshop uses specialized R packages, such as igraph, sna and xUCINET, rather than Windows UCINET. Basic familiarity with R is helpful but not required. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in practice. The course is designed to be accompanied by the book Analyzing Social Networks Using R by Borgatti, Everett, Johnson and Agneessens (2022). The course meets from Monday May 20 to Friday May 24. The first four days (20-23 May) consisting of two sessions: 9:30-11:45am ET and 12:30-2:15pm ET, followed by an exercise session from 2:30-3:00pm. On Friday morning May 24, we meet from 9:30 to 11:45am ET. Participants will receive homework, which includes running analyses and interpreting results. The course costs $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Track 4. Stochastic Models of Networks - May 27 - May 31, 2024 Taught by Robert Krause, this course covers ERGMs and SAOMs, two families of statistical models used to model the presence or absence of ties. While the course is introductory, prior familiarity with both statistics and network analysis is strongly advised. The course is supported by a series of video lectures. There will be time to discuss your specific research questions, data concerns, and interpretation of your model. The course costs $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Registration To register, visit https://gatton.uky.edu/links-2024-workshop-registration For more information Visit the workshop website: https://www.linksworkshop.org/ Steve Stephen P. Borgatti Carol Martin Gatton Chair of Management Gatton College of Business and Economics University of Kentucky
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Structural equivalence problem
Hi all. I've got a dataset with 195 nodes and 1,084 directional, non-valued edges. When I run the Structural Equivalence function in UCINET (Roles & Positions > Structural Equivalence > Profile), no output is generated and UCINET unexpectantly quits on me. Has this happened to anyone else? Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong or how to fix it? I'm happy to share the dataset if that's helpful. Note, I can successfully perform other UCINET functions on the dataset and I can perform the the Structural Equivalence function on other datasets. I just can't get the function to work on this dataset. Any insight or help would be appreciated. Thanks! Best, Steve
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LINKS Social Network Analysis Workshops 2024 -- Registration now open!
Hi all, the LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky is offering a set of four online workshops starting May 20. Each workshop meets for 3 to 5 days for about four hours a day (not including optional extra sessions in some of the workshops). There is also access to a limited number of non-technical one-on-one consultations with experienced research faculty to discuss your individual project(s). The workshops and dates are shown below. Registration is now open! The website for the workshops is https://www.linksworkshop.org/ To go directly to registration, visit https://gatton.uky.edu/links-2024-workshop-registration Workshops Track 1. Introduction to Social Network Analysis - May 20 - May 22, 2024 Led by Dan Brass, Rich DeJordy and Dan Halgin, this course provides a basic introduction to the theory and method of network research. Topics include theoretical perspectives, social capital, and the nuts and bolts of doing a network analysis using UCINET and NetDraw software (both Windows programs). Starting May 20th, it meets Monday, Tuesday, through Wednesday from 9:30am-11:30am ET (New York time) and 12:30pm-2:30pm ET (12 contact hours) and provides homework assignments and access to a TA. The course costs $1500 ($750 for students). More details ... Track 2. Intermediate Social Network Analysis (UCINET) - May 20 - May 23, 2024 Taught by Steve Borgatti, this is a more technical and in-depth workshop focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, with particular emphasis on relating network measures to research goals. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in a research context. UCINET for Windows software is used extensively. Starting May 20, the course meets Monday through Thursday, from 10am-12:00pm ET and 12:30pm-2:30pm ET each day. The course is closely tied to the book Analyzing Social Networks, 3rd edition, by Borgatti, Everett, Johnson and Agneessens (2024). The cost is $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Track 3. Intermediate Social Network Analysis (R) - May 20 - May 24, 2024 Taught by Filip Agneessens. This is a more technical and in-depth workshop than the intro workshop, focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, particularly as they apply to specific research objectives. This workshop uses specialized R packages, such as igraph, sna and xUCINET, rather than Windows UCINET. Basic familiarity with R is helpful but not required. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in practice. The course is designed to be accompanied by the book Analyzing Social Networks Using R by Borgatti, Everett, Johnson and Agneessens (2022). The course meets from Monday May 20 to Friday May 24. The first four days (20-23 May) consisting of two sessions: 9:30-11:45am ET and 12:30-2:15pm ET, followed by an exercise session from 2:30-3:00pm. On Friday morning May 24, we meet from 9:30 to 11:45am ET. Participants will receive homework, which includes running analyses and interpreting results. The course costs $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Track 4. Stochastic Models of Networks - May 27 - May 31, 2024 Taught by Robert Krause, this course covers ERGMs and SAOMs, two families of statistical models used to model the presence or absence of ties. While the course is introductory, prior familiarity with both statistics and network analysis is strongly advised. The course is supported by a series of video lectures. There will be time to discuss your specific research questions, data concerns, and interpretation of your model. The course costs $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Registration To register, visit https://gatton.uky.edu/links-2024-workshop-registration For more information Visit the workshop website: https://www.linksworkshop.org/ Steve Stephen P. Borgatti Carol Martin Gatton Chair of Management Gatton College of Business and Economics University of Kentucky
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LINKS Workshop 2024 -- begins May 20th
Hi all, the LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky offers a collection of workshops on social network analysis (SNA) every summer. This year we are offering four synchronous online workshops, conducted over Zoom. Each workshop meets for 3 to 5 days for about four hours a day (not including optional extra sessions in some of the workshops). There is also access to a limited number of non-technical one-on-one consultations with experienced research faculty to discuss your individual project(s). The workshops and dates are shown below. Track 1. Introduction to Social Network Analysis - May 20 - May 22, 2024 (9:30-11:30am and 12:30-2:30pm, ET) Led by Dan Brass, Rich DeJordy and Dan Halgin, this course provides a basic introduction to the theory and method of network research. Topics include theoretical perspectives, social capital, and the nuts and bolts of doing a network analysis using UCINET and NetDraw software (both Windows programs). Starting May 20th, it meets Monday, Tuesday, through Wednesday from 9:30am-11:30am ET (New York time) and 12:30pm-2:30pm ET (12 contact hours) and provides homework assignments and access to a TA. The course costs $1500 ($750 for students). More details ... Track 2. Intermediate Social Network Analysis (UCINET) - May 20 - May 23, 2024 Taught by Steve Borgatti, this is a more technical and in-depth workshop focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, with particular emphasis on relating network measures to research goals. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in a research context. UCINET for Windows software is used extensively. Starting May 20, the course meets Monday through Thursday, from 10am-12:00pm ET and 12:30pm-2:30pm ET each day. The course is closely tied to the book Analyzing Social Networks, 3rd edition, by Borgatti, Everett, Johnson and Agneessens (2024). The cost is $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Track 3. Intermediate Social Network Analysis (R) - May 20 - May 24, 2024 (9:30-11:45am; 12:30-2:15pm; and 2:30-3:00pm ET on May 20-23 / 9:30-11:45am ET on Friday May 24) Taught by Filip Agneessens. This is a more technical and in-depth workshop than the intro workshop, focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, particularly as they apply to specific research objectives. This workshop uses specialized R packages, such as igraph, sna and xUCINET, rather than Windows UCINET. Basic familiarity with R is helpful but not required. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in practice. The course is designed to be accompanied by the book Analyzing Social Networks Using R by Borgatti, Everett, Johnson and Agneessens (2022). The course meets from Monday May 20 to Friday May 24. The first four days (20-23 May) consisting of two sessions: 9:30-11:45am ET and 12:30-2:15pm ET, followed by an exercise session from 2:30-3:00pm. On Friday morning May 24, we meet from 9:30 to 11:45am ET. Participants will receive homework, which includes running analyses and interpreting results. The course costs $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Track 4. Stochastic Models of Networks - May 27 - May 31, 2024 (10:00am-12:00; 12:45-2:45 ET) Taught by Robert Krause, this course covers ERGMs and SAOMs, two families of statistical models used to model the presence or absence of ties. While the course is introductory, prior familiarity with both statistics and network analysis is strongly advised. The course is supported by a series of video lectures. There will be time to discuss your specific research questions, data concerns, and interpretation of your model. The course costs $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... steve Stephen P. Borgatti Carol Martin Gatton Chair of Management Gatton College of Business and Economics University of Kentucky
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Hlelo brother i need some help when i try to save this i get this error any idea how i can resolve it?
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Looking for Resource to Understand UCINET Centrality Measures
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Hello Everyone, I am a PhD student using social network analysis for part of my dissertation. I am trying to understand all of the options for generating centrality measures in UCINET. Is there a resource which defines each of the options presented? I have found descriptions of many of them online but I cannot find anything for 2-step Betweenness for example. I do have the Analyzing Social Networks book. My Analysis so far: My data is a binary (0 and 1) symmetric matrix witch is directed (Who did you borrow from). I want to compare measures across networks (I have 12 total - 6 for borrowing and 6 for who you lent to) so I have selected to report normalized scores. I don't know what Beta, K, or Frag meth are so I left those at their default. For now I selected to generate all measures which gave me results for Step Between, Between, InClose, OutClose, In2Local, Out2Local, InDegree, OutDegree, Out Eigen, and In Eigen. Below is the screen I am trying to understand. Thank you in advance. Best, Leslie
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UCINET matrix editor unable to open file
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Hello, I'm getting started as a new UCINET user. Whenever I open the matrix editor and try to open the ##h file, I get the following error message: "Unable to open file SCRATCH. ##D for INPUT." Does any of you know how to solve this problem? Many thanks in advance! Best, Lilla Kir¨¢lyfy, PhD student at Free University of Berlin
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#error #help N-clique and Kplex analysis help needed
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I am a student using UCINET VI (Version 6.776 for Windows), and I'm having issues doing N-clique and kplex analysis with my class social network data. When I do Network > Communities/Subgroups > N-cliques, nothing happens and no tab opens allowing me to specify the n-value. Also, when I do Network > Communities/Subgroups > K-plexes, the three dots don't work (so I can't select a file and instead had to manually type in the name of my file). When I click OK, I just got a confusing matrix with 28 rows and 79 columns and nothing else. There's nothing that says the number of 2k-plexes in the network. I'd greatly appreciate some help troubleshooting these!
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Consensus Structure Data from Krackhardt 1987
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Hello everyone! I was pulled up the "Krack-High-Tec" dataset in Netdraw and generated the "Advice" network, as shown below. It has 190 ties. I went back to study how the dataset was generated and (re-)discovered that there were a few different sociograms depicted in the paper. Figure 1 in the paper was the LAS or locally aggregated structure. Figure 2 was the sociogram of the consensus structure. I mention all of this because I can't figure our the relationship between the sociogram that I've generated with the "Krack-High-Tec" dataset and the sociograms in Figures 1 and 2 of the paper. Any help/insight would be most appreciated! thoughtfully Starling https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1c-UiAgAAAAJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/starling-david-hunter-iii-8b36a112/
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using extract to keep a column
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Hello, I'm teaching a short course and tried to use an old exercise originally designed by Martin Everett. In the prior version of UCINET, it was possible to take the camp92 dataset, use Data > Extract and keep column 1, and then use Data > Spreadsheet to change the column values to 0 for females and 1 for males. This would then set up the possibility of checking whether the camp92 data exhibited homophily by gender. The latest version of UCINET doesn't seem to allow extracting a column and changing values in this way. Is there a workaround?
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Node level regression problem
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Hi I'm used to using the legacy procedure for node level regression, but it seems to have been removed from the latest update to UCInet. I have had problems in the past getting the current version of the procedure working, with a message saying "Error: Unable to open file SCRATCH.##D for INPUT." It turns out that the file pathname I was using for the independent variable was too long. When the file appeared in the "In model:" dialog box it wrapped around to a second line, but when I moved the file to a root directory it stopped being an issue. I don't know if this is a known issue, but it had been problematic for me for a while, and I couldn't find anything about it on the forum. I thought I would mention it in case any one else had the same issue. Is there a fix for this other than moving the file or renaming folders? Dan
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power elite data
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Hi all, just wanted to bring to your attention a collection of datasets compiled by Bill Domhoff and others showing connections among powerful organizations including corporations, foundations, think tanks, universities, corporate policy groups, etc. The data are freely available, no strings attached. An overview is provided here: https://whorulesamerica.ucsc.edu/power_elite/ and the data are available here: https://whorulesamerica.ucsc.edu/power_elite/data_sources.html For more information, contact Bill directly at domhoff@.... Here¡¯s a pretty picture from the overview. steve Stephen P. Borgatti Carol Martin Gatton Chair of Management Gatton College of Business and Economics University of Kentucky
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PAPER RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Dear Group I started collecting journal articles in the mid 1980'S, and have an extensive collection of paper copies, many are now digitized, but if anyone would like copies to mark up, etc. I would be happy to send. Just sending out an inquiry before I shred! thanks, Maryann -- Maryann Durland PhD mdurland@... Elkins WV 630-650-9944
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Issue with NetDraw Window Minimizing on Launch in Windows 11
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I recently installed UCINET on my Windows 11 system. When I attempt to launch NetDraw, the window briefly flashes and then minimizes to the taskbar. Once minimized, I'm unable to maximize or restore the NetDraw window. Other centrality measures in UCINET work without any issues, and it's only the NetDraw visualization that's presenting this problem. I've tried various troubleshooting steps, including running the program in compatibility mode and as an administrator, but the issue persists. Has anyone else encountered this problem or have suggestions on how to resolve it?
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Using Node-Level Regression Model for Count Data?
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Hello all, I am a PhD student currently working on understanding how co-authorship network centralities influence an author's publication count. My question is: Can I utilize the node-level regression model in UCINET to perform this analysis? Given that for variables involving count data, we often opt for Poisson regression or Negative Binomial Regression, would it still be appropriate to employ node-level regression models if the dependent variable is count data in the context of my research? I'd really appreciate any insights or guidance on this matter. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance! Best. Shimi
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More Netdraw weirdness
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Dear Steve and all, I¡¯ve got another Netdraw weirdness. I¡¯m running UCInet 6.764 32 bit version on Windows. Within UCINet I¡¯m still using Netdraw 2.181 which is also the stand-along version in the Analytic Technologies folder. My last problem with Netdraw was arrows that I couldn¡¯t make disappear. We solved that problem by uninstalling the version of UCInet etc that I had and installing the current version. That was in February of this year¡ªand AFAIK my system setup has not changed. I was able to use Netdraw and create great networks¡ªmoving nodes around as needed, adding attributes, etc. Now, two things are happening. The .vna files are showing up labeled as Adobe Acrobat files when I look at them in my File Explorer¡ªwith no .vna extension. This is true of all vna files, apparently, and may have something to do with Creative Cloud. I can still open the files with NetDraw, but that¡¯s where the next problem comes in. A new network opened in Netdraw from a UCInet DL file works perfectly. A Netdraw network saved as a vna file will open BUT you can¡¯t reliably or completely move nodes around¡ªold link lines are left behind. If I save the changed network as a new file and reopen it, those traces are gone. But this is not a good thing¡ªand is new to me. And for what it¡¯s worth, the same thing happens with the vna files I successfully created earlier this year¡ªthat is link line traces left behind. Any thoughts are welcome¡ªI¡¯ve got a manuscript due in early November and all of my networks are currently only semi-manipulatable. I want more glorious graphics!! Kate McCain Professor Emerita, Department of Information Science College of Computing & Informatics Drexel Universith 3675 Market St., Suite 1000 Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Geodesic distances and average Distance between nodes
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Hello, I¡¯m a student and I was wondering how UCINET calculates the average Distance between Nodes. More specifically I¡¯m curious as to how it handles nodes without a path between them. According to the documentation it has something to do with Geodesic Distance Matrices, but I couldn¡¯t get any further on my own. So: How does UNICERT calculate average distance in a dataset containing multiple separate networks? and What is a Geodesic Distance Matrice? are the Questions I¡¯m left with. Thank you for your help. Kind regards, Bastien Chevallier
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LINKS workshops on social network analysis in June
Hi all, this is to announce a set of online workshops offered this June by the University of Kentucky¡¯s LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis. The website for the 2023 workshops is www.linksworkshop.org. Introduction The LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis at the University of Kentucky offers a series of workshops on social network analysis (SNA) every summer, usually in June. This year we are offering four synchronous online workshops (conducted over Zoom). Each workshop meets for 3 to 5 days for about four hours a day (not including optional extra sessions in some of the workshops). The workshops and dates are shown below. In addition, workshop participants will have access to a limited number of non-technical one-on-one consultations with experienced research faculty to discuss your individual project(s). Track 1. Introduction to Social Network Analysis - May 31 - June 2, 2023 (9:30-11:30am and 12:30-2:30pm, ET) Led by Dan Brass, Rich DeJordy and Dan Halgin, this course provides a basic introduction to the theory and method of network research. Topics include theoretical perspectives, social capital, and the nuts and bolts of doing a network analysis using UCINET and NetDraw software (both Windows programs). Starting May 31st, it meets Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:30am-11:30am ET (New York time) and 12:30pm-2:30pm ET and provides homework assignments and access to TAs. The course costs $1500 ($750 for students). More details ... Track 2. Intermediate Social Network Analysis (UCINET) - June 5-9, 2023 (10:00am-12:00pm and 12:45-2:45pm, ET) Taught by Steve Borgatti, this is a more technical and in-depth workshop focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, with particular emphasis on relating network measures to research goals. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in a research context. UCINET for Windows software is used extensively. Although we don¡¯t use R in this workshop, the course is closely tied to the book Analyzing Social Networks Using R by Borgatti, Everett, Johnson and Agneessens (2022). The course meets Monday through Friday June 5-9 in two daily sessions 10:00am-12:00pm ET and 12:45pm-2:45pm ET. The fifth day is led by the TAs. The course costs $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Track 3. Intermediate Social Network Analysis (R) - June 5-9, 2023 (10:00am-12:00pm and 12:45-2:45pm, ET) Taught by Filip Agneessens and Francisco Trincado-Munoz. Like Track 2, this is a more technical and in-depth workshop than the intro workshop, focusing on the concepts and methods of SNA, particularly as they apply to specific research objectives. This workshop uses the R package xUCINET, rather than Windows UCINET. Basic familiarity with R is helpful but not required. The mathematics behind the measures is explained, as well as how to use the measures in practice. The course meets five times starting June 5 with each instructional day consisting of two sessions: 10:00am-12:15pm ET and 12:45pm-3:00pm ET. Participants will receive homework, which includes running analyses and interpreting results, which they can do in small groups of 2 or 3. These results are then discussed at the next meeting. The course is closely tied to the book Analyzing Social Networks Using R by Borgatti, Everett, Johnson and Agneessens (2022). The course costs $1800 ($900 for students). More details ... Track 4. Stochastic Models of Networks - June 12-16, 2023 (10:00am-12:00pm; 12:45-2:45pm; and 3:30-5pm, ET) Taught by Robert Krause, this course covers ERGMs and SAOMs, two families of statistical models used to model the presence or absence of ties. While the course is introductory, prior familiarity with both statistics and network analysis is strongly advised. The course aims to be interactive, using breakout sessions for the exercises and time between classes to consolidate knowledge. Participants will receive homework involving running further analyses and interpreting result. The homework can be done in small groups of 2 or 3. These results are then discussed at the next meeti
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Reachability
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Hi everyone, I have a problem with the Reachability calculation. Something seems to have changed from previous versions. Apart from some changes in the names of the menus, I noticed that the Reachability calculation now puts the diagonal of the matrix at 1, while before it put everything at 0. Thank you all.
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