qualitative analysis

By avignyata
October 21, 2009
internet, social media measurement, social network security, social networking

Metrics (Measures) in social network analysis (Part 2)

Individual-level Density The degree a respondent’s ties know one another/ proportion of ties among an individual’s nominees. Network or global-level density is the proportion of ties in a network relative to the total number possible (sparse versus dense networks). Flow betweenness centrality The degree that a node contributes to sum of maximum flow between all […]

By avignyata
October 20, 2009
social media measurement, social networking

Metrics (Measures) in social network analysis: (Part 1)

Betweenness: The extent to which a node lies between other nodes in the network. This measure takes into account the connectivity of the node’s neighbors, giving a higher value for nodes which bridge clusters. The measure reflects the number of people who a person is connecting indirectly through their direct links. Bridge An edge is […]