[R] Social Network Analysis

[Robert Gentleman]

the packages graph and RBGL from the Bioconductor project have some 
reasonable subset of tools for SNA type analyses (and a lot of other 
things).


Gabor Csardi wrote:
> Tom,
> 
> check the igraph package. Although structural balance is not implemented,
> for three or four nodes it might be straightforward to do a quick 
> implemntation which works for small graphs. 
> 
> Btw. what is exactly you want to do? List the number of balanced and
> unbalanced triangles? Ot the triangles themselves? What is a semi-cycle?
> Could you point me to a good online reference about structureal balance?
> 
> Thanks,
> Gabor
> 
> On Sat, May 12, 2007 at 11:44:21PM +0200, Tom Backer Johnsen wrote:
>> R-Netters:
>>
>> for (partial sentimental reasons) I am at the the moment working on 
>> some old data of mine (actually collected 40 years ago this year for 
>> my thesis) covering development of of social networks in small groups 
>> over time.  These data consists of signed and directed graphs.
>>
>> Apart from the programs I write myself, I am looking for R functions 
>> for computing what at that time was called "Structural Balance", 
>> mainly to check on my own programs, where the results are almost to 
>> good to be true.  I want to limit myself to cycles (semicycles?) of 
>> length two and three.
>>
>> I am aware of the "network" package as well as the "sna" which do not 
>> seem to quite cover what I need.  On the other hand, the terminology 
>> may have changed since I looked into the field 40 years ago.  I am 
>> also aware of the Pajek program and the corresponding book by Nooy, 
>> Mrvrar, and Batagelj.
>>
>> Any other suggestions or pointers?
>>
>> Tom
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