Network inference, error, and informant (in)accuracy: A Bayesian approach

Social Networks

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-140

  Butts, Carter T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection strategies; Hierarchical Bayesian models; Informant accuracy; Measurement error; Network inference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037403970     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8733(02)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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