In this class we discuss methods of collecting data for whole network research designs, focusing on surveys.
Readings
ASN, chapters 3 & 4
Marsden, Peter V. 2011. “Survey Methods for Network Data.” The Sage Handbook of social Network Analysis, edited by John Scott and Peter J Carrington, 370-388. London: Sage Publications, 370-388. [pdf] (focus on the whole network aspects)
Freeman, L.C., Romney, A.K., & Freeman, S. 1987. Cognitive structure and informant accuracy. American Anthropologist 89:310-325 [pdf]
Slides
Video
Supplementary Readings (optional)
Borgatti, S.P. and Molina, J.L. 2005. Toward ethical guidelines for network research in organizations. Social Networks. 27(2): 107-117 [pdf]
Quintane, E. and Kleinbaum, A.M., 2011. Matter over mind? E-mail data and the measurement of social networks. Connections, 31(1), pp.22-46. [pdf]
ASN, chap 15
Krackhardt, D. 1987. Cognitive social structures. Social Networks 9:109-134 [pdf]
Marsden, P.V. 1990. Network data and measurement. Annual Review of Sociology.16:435-63. [pdf]
The French high school
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0136497&type=printable
The data are here: http://www.sociopatterns.org/datasets/
Sample surveys
Additional Resources
Bibliography
Old Slides
Network data collection designs.pdf
Old Video
Exercises
Tutorial
Data
Main class survey
Height survey raw
Cleaned data
Assoc. Matrix final.txt