Article,
Social network analysis: A methodological introduction
Asian Journal Of Social Psychology, 11 (1): 13--41 (March 2008)
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2007.00241.x
Abstract
Social network analysis is a large and growing body of research on the measurement and analysis of relational structure. Here, we review the fundamental concepts of network analysis, as well as a range of methods currently used in the field. Issues pertaining to data collection, analysis of single networks, network comparison, and analysis of individual-level covariates are discussed, and a number of suggestions are made for avoiding common pitfalls in the application of network methods to substantive questions.
