Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction to Social Networks Research
- 2 Describing and Interpreting Social Network Features
- 3 Accounting for Substantive Network Features
- 4 Crafting a Network Theory
- 5 Moving from Theory to Empirics
- 6 Acquiring Network Data
- 7 Preparing Network Data
- 8 Working with Network Data in R
- 9 Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Preparing Network Data
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 November 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction to Social Networks Research
- 2 Describing and Interpreting Social Network Features
- 3 Accounting for Substantive Network Features
- 4 Crafting a Network Theory
- 5 Moving from Theory to Empirics
- 6 Acquiring Network Data
- 7 Preparing Network Data
- 8 Working with Network Data in R
- 9 Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Once the information about nodes, links, and their substantive attributes has been collected, a bit more work is needed to prepare to use the data. This chapter covers this intermediate step, with tips for organizing and cleaning the data. Reading this chapter before collecting the data in the first place will help avoid some serious pitfalls. It covers ethical issues pertaining to collecting names (a necessary step in most methods of network elicitation), a method for automating the cleaning of name data, and robustness checks that can be done to assess the cleaning.
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- Designing Empirical Social Networks Research , pp. 102 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024