Social Network Analysis in R: A Software Review

Samrachana Adhikari and Beau Dabbs
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Samrachana Adhikari: Harvard Medical School
Beau Dabbs: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2018, vol. 43, issue 2, 225-253

Abstract: In education research, social network analysis is being widely used to study different interactions and their overall implications. Recently, there has also been a surge in the development of software tools to implement social network analysis. In this article, we review two popular R packages, igraph and statnet suite, in the context of network summarization and modeling. We discuss different aspects of these packages and demonstrate some of their functionalities by analyzing a friendship network of lawyers. Finally, we end with recommendations for using these packages along with pointers to additional resources for network analysis in R.

Keywords: network analysis; R packages; igraph; statnet suite; Lazega lawyers’ network (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.3102/1076998617729685

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