[Forum SIS] Seminar ANUSKA FERLIGOJ (Univ. Ljublijana, Slovenia) Padua - April 8, 2013 15:30

[Patrizia Piacentini]

The Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova,
invite you to the seminar:

TITLE
Measuring Social Networks: Reliability and Validity

SPEAKER
Anuska Ferligoj
University of Ljublijana, Slovenia

WHERE
Aula Cucconi
Complesso S. Caterina
Via C. Battisti, 241
Padova

WHEN
April 8th, 2013
15.30


ABSTRACT
Unfortunately, it is not possible to measure (social networks) without 
measurement error. How much of measurement error is in a certain 
measurement? What is the quality of the obtained measurements? The 
measurement quality is usually estimated by reliability and validity. 
Which measurement instrument characteristics produce better measurements?
Many times a social network is measured by a survey. Ferligoj, Hlebec 
and Kogovsek systematically studied the effects of question wording, 
methods of naming related actors and several other mesurement and actor 
characteristics on reliability and validity of whole and egocentric 
network measurement. An overview of the obtaned results with some recent 
findings of other studies will be presented.

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CONTACTS
Patrizia Piacentini <segrorg a stat.unipd.it>

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