Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Authors |
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Social Networks |
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1.1 Concept of Complex Networks |
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1.2 Overview of Social Network Analysis |
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1.2.1 Social Networks and Social Networking |
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1.2.2 Social Network Visualization and Statistical Analysis |
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1.2.3 Social Network Modelling |
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1.2.5 Community Detection |
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1.2.8 Security and Privacy Issues |
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1.3.1 Content Characteristics |
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1.3.3 User Characteristics |
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1.4 Levels of Network Analysis |
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1.6 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Chapter 2 Network Statistics and Related Concepts |
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2.2 Different Types of Networks |
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2.2.1 Undirected Networks |
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2.2.4 Multigraph/Simple Graphs |
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2.2.6 Complete Graph (Clique) |
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2.3 Representation of the Networks |
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2.3.2 Real Networks are Sparse |
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2.4.3 Degree Distribution |
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2.4.4 Paths and Distance in Graph |
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2.4.7 Average Path Length |
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2.4.8 Clustering Coefficient |
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2.5 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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3.1 Basic Features of Networks |
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3.1.1 Continuous Distribution |
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3.1.2 Discrete Distribution |
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3.2.1 Random Graph Models |
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3.2.2 Preferential Attachment Model |
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3.3 Six Degrees of Separation |
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3.4 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Chapter 4 Network Centrality |
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4.1 Centrality Measures Overview |
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4.3 Eigenvector Centrality |
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4.5 Betweenness Centrality |
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4.7 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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5.1 Link Analysis in Web Mining |
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5.3 Hyperlink-Induced Topic Search (HITS) |
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5.5 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Chapter 6 Link Prediction |
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6.1 Overview of Link Prediction |
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6.2 Link Prediction Methods |
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6.2.3 Jaccard's Coefficient |
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6.2.4 Adamic/Adar (Frequency-Weighted Common Neighbours) |
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6.2.5 Preferential Attachment |
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6.2.6 Katz (Exponentially Damped Path Counts) |
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6.2.8 Rooted (Personalized) PageRank |
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6.3.5 Hub Depressed Index |
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6.3.6 Leicht-Holme-Newman Index |
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6.4 Prediction Performance Metrics |
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6.5 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Chapter 7 Community Detection |
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7.1 Overview of Community |
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7.2 Taxonomy of Community Criteria |
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7.2.1 Node-Centric Community Detection |
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7.2.2 Group-Centric Community Detection |
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7.2.3 Network-Centric Community Detection |
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7.2.4 Hierarchy-Centric Community Detection |
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7.4 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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8.1 Overview of Ego Networks |
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8.2 Characteristics of Ego Networks |
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8.3.1 Ego Network Density |
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8.4 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Chapter 9 Network Cohesion |
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9.1 Overview of Network Cohesion |
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9.10 Group-External and Group-Internal Ties |
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9.11 Krackhardt's Graph Theoretical Dimensions of Hierarchy |
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9.13 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Chapter 10 Information Diffusion |
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10.1 Overview of Information Diffusion |
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10.2.2 Information Cascades |
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10.3.1 Diffusion of Innovations |
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10.4 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Chapter 11 Security and Privacy in Social Networks |
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11.3 Social Network Privacy Model |
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11.4 Basic Concepts in Data Privacy |
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11.7 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Chapter 12 Social Network Analysis Tools |
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12.1 Overview of Social Network Analysis Tools |
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12.2.1 Gephi (Visualization and Basic Network Metrics) |
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12.2.2 NetLogo (Modelling Network Dynamics) |
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12.2.3 Igraph (for Programming Assignment) |
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12.2.4 Pajek (User Friendly, Free, Windows Only) |
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12.2.5 UCINET (Extensive, Socially Focused Functionality, Windows Only) |
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12.2.6 Network Overview Discovery Exploration for Excel (NodeXL) (SNA Integrated to Excel, Windows Only, Free, Beta) |
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12.2.8 NetworkX (Extensive Functionality, Scales to Large Networks by Taking Advantage of Existing C, Fortran Libraries for Large Matrix Computations, Open Source) |
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12.2.9 R (Extensive, Statistics-Heavy Functionality) |
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12.2.11 UNISoN (Social Network Analysis Tool) |
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12.3 Problems for Self-Assessment |
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Index |
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