Visualization of social networks in Stata using multidimensional scaling

被引:9
作者
Corten, Rense [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht, Dept Sociol, Interuniv Ctr Social Sci Theory & Methodol, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands
关键词
gr0048; netplot; mds; social network analysis; visualization; multidimensional scaling;
D O I
10.1177/1536867X1101100103
中图分类号
O1 [数学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
I describe and illustrate the use of multidimensional scaling methods for visualizing social networks in Stata. The procedure is implemented in the netplot command. I discuss limitations of the approach and sketch possibilities for improvement.
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页码:52 / 63
页数:12
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