Student Government of the University of Ljubljana

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Student Government of the University of Ljubljana / 1992

Dataset Tina

Description

DisCal.net - network with 11 vertices and 41 arcs
DisCog.net - network with 11 vertices and 48 arcs
AskCal.net - network with 11 vertices and 29 arcs
AskCog.net - network with 11 vertices and 36 arcs
AnsCalT.net - network with 11 vertices and 41 arcs
AnsCogT.net - network with 11 vertices and 42 arcs
DisCalSn.net - network with 11 vertices and 41 arcs
Tina.paj - Pajek project file with complete dataset.

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complete dataset (ZIP, 3K)
DisCalSn.net

BackgroundIn the experiment two alternative methods were used for collection of network data:

• Recall: Members of the group were asked to identify the members of their egocentric networks by memory. The criteria for enumeration was frequency of the recalled communications.
• Recognition: The list of all members of the group was given to each member. They were first asked to identify who they communicate with and than to select the persons they communicate with most often.
  

The number of listed persons was not limited in any method.

The analyzed network consisted of communication interactions among twelve members and advisors of the Student Government at the University in Ljubljana. The results of the measurement are not real interactions among actors but cognition about communication interactions. Data were collected with face to face interviews which lasted from 20 to 30 minutes. Interviews were conducted in May 1992.

Communication flow among actors was identified by three questions:

• Who of the members and advisors of the Student government do you (most often) informally discuss with?
• Which members and advisors of the Student Government do you (most often) ask for an opinion?
• Which of the members and advisors of the Student Government (most often) ask you for an opinion?
  

The content of the communication flow was limited to the matters of the Student Government. The time frame was also defined: questions were referred to the six months period (from the formation of the government to the day of the interview).

Only one respondent listed all the others under the recognition method for two relations (discussion, asking for an opinion). For that respondent the first group was defined arbitrary. The cut point was determined by the average number of selected persons at the recognition method (3.5 for the first relation and 4.5 for the second).

One respondent refused to cooperate in the experiment. As he was not considered in the analysis, the network consists of eleven actors.

History

• Transformed in Stran format by V. Batagelj, 28. July 1993.
• Transformed in Pajek format by V. Batagelj, 8. August 2003.
  

Files

DisCal.net - discussion, recall
DisCog.net - discussion, recognition
AskCal.net - asking for an opinion, recall
AskCog.net - asking for an opinion, recognition
AnsCalT.net - being asked for an opinion, recall (transposed)
AnsCogT.net - being asked for an opinion, recognition (transposed)
DisCalSn.net - discussion, recall / short names
Tina.paj - Pajek project file with complete dataset.

References

• Valentina Hlebec: Recall Versus Recognition: Comparison of the Two Alternative Procedures for Collecting Social Network Data. Developments in Statistics and Methodology. (A. Ferligoj, A. Kramberger, editors) Metodološki zvezki 9, FDV, Ljubljana, 1993, p. 121-129.