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Network dynamics with a nested node set: Sociability in seven villages in Senegal
Author(s) -
Snijders Tom A.B.,
Faye Malick,
Brailly Julien
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
statistica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1467-9574
pISSN - 0039-0402
DOI - 10.1111/stan.12208
Subject(s) - nesting (process) , node (physics) , set (abstract data type) , dynamics (music) , network structure , computer science , mathematics , theoretical computer science , psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , pedagogy , structural engineering , programming language
We propose two complementary ways to deal with a nesting structure in the node set of a network—such a structure may be called a multilevel network, with a node set consisting of several groups. First, within‐group ties are distinguished from between‐group ties by considering them as two distinct but interrelated networks. Second, effects of nodal variables are differentiated according to the levels of the nesting structure, to prevent ecological fallacies. This is elaborated in a study of two repeated observations of a sociability network in seven villages in Senegal, analyzed using the Stochastic Actor‐oriented Model.