Revisiting the Foundations of Network Analysis

被引:332
作者
Butts, Carter T. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Sociol, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
[2] Univ Calif Irvine, Inst Math Behav Sci, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
COMMUNICATION; FRAMEWORK; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1126/science.1171022
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Network analysis has emerged as a powerful way of studying phenomena as diverse as interpersonal interaction, connections among neurons, and the structure of the Internet. Appropriate use of network analysis depends, however, on choosing the right network representation for the problem at hand.
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页码:414 / 416
页数:3
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