Stability of Centrality Measures in Social Network Analyses to Identify Long-Lasting Leaders from an Indigenous Boarding School of Northern Mexico
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2010
- handle: 10670/1.n10zsv
- 1405-2210
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Joel Monárrez-Espino et al., « Stability of Centrality Measures in Social Network Analyses to Identify Long-Lasting Leaders from an Indigenous Boarding School of Northern Mexico », Estudios sobre las Culturas Contemporáneas, ID : 10670/1.n10zsv
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"Aim: To assess the stability of centrality measures used in social network analyses aimed at identifying long-lasting leaders from an indigenous boarding school. Methodology: Data was collected from children aged 6-14 years interviewed in 2005 and 2006. Children were asked to mention five peers to whom they communicated more. Analyses included computation of centrality scores and attribute-related density by sex and school grade with UCINET. Stability was assessed using kappa and correlation coefficients; leaders with scores in the fourth quartile were selected. Results: There were differences in density values by sex and grade in both years (p