Testing ten theories

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-203

  Willer, David ^a   Emanuelson, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiment; Explanation; Network exchange; Power; Precision; Prediction; Science; Scope; Social structure; Theory testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749098300     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222500802148743     Document Type: Article

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