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2 - Network Metrics

from Part I - A Brief Guide to Network Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2024

Thomas T. Hills
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University of Warwick
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A valuable feature of networks is their ability to quantify structural relationships. Much like a chemist who, having purified their sample, can bring to bear a wide range of tools for understanding their sample by transforming data into a network, a network scientist can leverage a range of tools that provide precise measurements of their data’s structure. This includes node-level measures like degree and centrality, meso-scale measures like community formation, and macro-scale measures like density and modularity. This chapter introduces these measures and gives a brief guide to their use.

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Behavioral Network Science
Language, Mind, and Society
, pp. 24 - 45
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Network Metrics
  • Thomas T. Hills, University of Warwick
  • Book: Behavioral Network Science
  • Online publication: 08 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108883894.003
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  • Network Metrics
  • Thomas T. Hills, University of Warwick
  • Book: Behavioral Network Science
  • Online publication: 08 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108883894.003
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  • Network Metrics
  • Thomas T. Hills, University of Warwick
  • Book: Behavioral Network Science
  • Online publication: 08 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108883894.003
Available formats
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