%0 Journal Article %1 Kil-06 %A Killworth, Peter %A McCarthy, Christopher %A Bernard, H. Russell %A House, Mark %D 2006 %J SocNet %K Chains Markov Model Networks Small Social World and %N 1 %P 86--96 %T The Accuracy of Small World Chains in Social Networks %U nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~ufruss/cv.htm %V 28 %X We analyse 10,920 shortest path connections between 105 members of an interviewin bureau, together with the equivalent conceptual, or `small world' routes, which use individuals' selections of intermediaries. This permits the first study of the impact of accuracy within small world chains. The mean small world par length (3.23) is 40% longer than the mean of the actual shortest paths (2.30), showing that mistakes are prevalent. A Markov model with a probability of simply guessing an intermediary of 0.52 gives an excellent fit to the observations, suggesting that people make the wrong small world chance more than half the time.

@article{Kil-06, abstract = {We analyse 10,920 shortest path connections between 105 members of an interviewin bureau, together with the equivalent conceptual, or `small world' routes, which use individuals' selections of intermediaries. This permits the first study of the impact of accuracy within small world chains. The mean small world par length (3.23) is 40% longer than the mean of the actual shortest paths (2.30), showing that mistakes are prevalent. A Markov model with a probability of simply guessing an intermediary of 0.52 gives an excellent fit to the observations, suggesting that people make the wrong small world chance more than half the time.}, added-at = {2008-03-13T16:33:57.000+0100}, author = {Killworth, Peter and McCarthy, Christopher and Bernard, H. Russell and House, Mark}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a9ec6de12243ddc321a2a7325525a055/bertil.hatt}, date-added = {2007-06-11 17:22:07 +0200}, date-modified = {2007-11-09 11:36:05 +0100}, description = {March 2008}, interhash = {f9bdbbba6853770639b69d401aa6df00}, intrahash = {a9ec6de12243ddc321a2a7325525a055}, journal = {SocNet}, keywords = {Chains Markov Model Networks Small Social World and}, number = 1, pages = {86--96}, rating = {0}, read = {Yes}, timestamp = {2008-03-13T16:34:47.000+0100}, title = {The Accuracy of Small World Chains in Social Networks}, uri = {papers://C3B117CD-23C4-4854-9426-AC96AFB113DA/Paper/p88}, url = {nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~ufruss/cv.htm}, volume = 28, year = 2006 }