jimi adams, "Gathering Social Network Data" (Sage, 2019)

New Books in Sociology · Oct 21, 2019 · 44m

What is social network data and what are the issues associated with collecting it? In his new book Gathering Social Network Data (Sage, 2019), jimi adams focuses on the principles necessary for gathering social network data. adams provides the reader with an overview of main concepts, like ties, nodes, and points, so that they can understand the language behind social network data. The book also discusses strategies for sampling and measuring social networks, tackling the question of “how complete is complete” when gathering data and things to consider regarding missing data. In addition…