Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Ανάλυση Πολυεπίπεδων Δικτύων	Ανάλυση Δικτύου Εγώ
Πεδίο	Ανάλυση Δικτύων	Ανάλυση Δικτύων
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2013–2014 (formal mathematical framework)	1992 (Burt); foundational measurement formalised by Marsden 2002
Δημιουργός	Kivelä et al. (2014); De Domenico et al. (2013)	Ronald S. Burt (structural holes framework); Peter V. Marsden (egocentric measures)
Τύπος	Graph-theoretic network model	Descriptive / relational network analysis
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Kivelä, M. et al. (2014). Multilayer Networks. Journal of Complex Networks, 2(3), 203–271.	Burt, R.S. (1992). Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition. Harvard University Press. ISBN: 9780674843714
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	multiplex network analysis, multiplex networks, Çok Katmanlı Ağ Analizi (Multiplex Networks)	personal network analysis, egocentric network analysis, Ego Ağı Analizi (Personal Network Analysis)
Συναφείς	6	6
Σύνοψη	Multilayer network analysis is a graph-theoretic framework, formalised by Kivelä et al. (2014) and De Domenico et al. (2013), that represents the same set of nodes simultaneously across multiple relationship layers. Where a single-layer network collapses all relationships into one graph, the multilayer model preserves the distinct relational context of each layer — social platform, biological interaction type, or infrastructure tier — while also modelling how layers couple with each other through interlayer edges.	Ego network analysis examines the personal network of a focal individual — the ego — by mapping their direct contacts (alters) and the ties those contacts share with one another. Formalised through Ronald Burt's structural holes framework (1992) and Marsden's egocentric measurement approach (2002), the method produces ego-level indicators such as network size, density, constraint, and brokerage role that reveal how each individual's social position shapes their access to information, resources, and influence.