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Directed Ego Network Analysis

Directed ego network analysis examines the personal network of a focal node — the ego — by distinguishing the direction of each tie: who sends resources, support, or information to the ego, and to whom the ego sends them. This asymmetric perspective reveals role differentiation, dependence, and brokerage that undirected ego networks cannot capture.

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Sources

  1. Everett, M. G., & Borgatti, S. P. (2005). Ego network betweenness. Social Networks, 27(1), 31–38. DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2004.11.007
  2. Perry, B. L., Pescosolido, B. A., & Borgatti, S. P. (2018). Egocentric Network Analysis: Foundations, Methods, and Models. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-1-107-51888-1

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