Social Cohesion Analysis of Networks: A Novel Method for Identifying Cohesive Subgroups in Social Hypertext

Finding subgroups within social networks is important for understanding and possibly influencing the formation and evolution of online communities. This thesis addresses the problem of finding cohesive subgroups within social networks inferred from online interactions. The dissertation begins with a...

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Main Author: Chin, Alvin Yung Chian
Other Authors: Chignell, Mark
Language:en_ca
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/17742