A tutorial on methods for the modeling and analysis of social network data

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 261-274

  Robins, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84890149496     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: 10960880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmp.2013.02.001     Document Type: Article

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