Network structure from relational data: measurement and inference in four operational models
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Bradley, Raymond Trevor
Roberts, Nancy C.
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1989
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An empirically-based assessment of the
operational procedures routinely used in
network analysis reveais serious measurement deficiencies that render
spurious images of network structure.
Based on explicit, exhaustive measurement
along three basic relational dimensions, an
alternative approach is described that resolves these problems. The three
dimensions (type of relation, the relation’s
existential status, and level of analysis) combine to create a general framework
for classifying and assessing a range
of relational operational procedures in
terms of measurement capability and
inference potential.
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Administrative Sciences
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Bradley, R.T. and Roberts, N.C. "Network Structure from Relational Data: Measurement and Inference in Four Operational Models. Social Networks, 11(2):89-134, 1989.
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