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Sociology

39 methods
29 method families

MOST CONNECTED IN SOCIOLOGY

Social Mobility Table
12 connections in this field
Homophily Analysis
11 connections in this field
Index of Dissimilarity
10 connections in this field
Intergenerational Elasticity
10 connections in this field
Blockmodeling
9 connections in this field
Gini Coefficient
8 connections in this field
Core-Periphery Analysis
7 connections in this field
Dyadic Analysis
7 connections in this field
Isolation Index
7 connections in this field
Log-Linear Mobility Model
7 connections in this field

Showing 39 of 39 methods

Inequality measurement4 methods
Atkinson IndexGini CoefficientLorenz CurvePalma Ratio
Positional / role analysis3 methods
BlockmodelingPositional AnalysisStructural Equivalence
Segregation measurement3 methods
Index of DissimilarityIsolation IndexTheil Segregation Index
Dyadic network inference2 methods
MRQAP Network RegressionQuadratic Assignment Procedure
Occupational status measurement2 methods
Duncan Socioeconomic IndexOccupational Prestige Scale
Social stratification & mobility2 methods
Intergenerational ElasticitySocial Mobility Table
Categorical data analysis1 method
Goodman Association Model
Categorical data analysis for stratification1 method
Log-Linear Mobility Model
Categorical mobility / fluidity comparison1 method
UNIDIFF Mobility Model
Continuous-time network event modeling1 method
Relational Event Model
Dynamic network inference1 method
Stochastic Actor-Oriented Model
Egocentric network measurement1 method
Name Generator Method
Intergroup attitude / prejudice measurement1 method
Bogardus Social Distance Scale
Latent-variable network inference1 method
Latent Space Network Model
Life-course / trajectory methods1 method
Sequence Analysis
Local network structure1 method
Triad Census
Mesoscale network structure1 method
Core-Periphery Analysis
Network composition analysis1 method
Homophily Analysis
Network homophily / segregation measurement1 method
E-I Index
Network position / role analysis1 method
Brokerage Analysis
Network positional analysis1 method
Generalized Blockmodeling
Network structure / organizational hierarchy1 method
Krackhardt Hierarchy Measures
Relational data modeling1 method
Dyadic Analysis
Sequence dissimilarity measurement1 method
Optimal Matching Analysis
Signed network analysis1 method
Structural Balance Theory
Social capital / ego-network analysis1 method
Structural Holes Analysis
Social capital measurement1 method
Position Generator Method
Social influence / peer effects modeling1 method
Network Autocorrelation Model
Stratification / status attainment1 method
Status Attainment Model

FIELD AT A GLANCE

Methods39
Method families29
Connected methods10+

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