An introduction to Social Network Analysis

Social Network Analysis is an exciting computational method that allows us to study social systems by visualising and interrogating the relationships among individuals or groups in the system.

This technique allows us to answer questions about the ins-and-outs of social interaction and information flow, such as how ideas or behaviours spread through a population. If a method focused on exploring relationships and producing vibrant visualisations sounds interesting to you then consider attending this free workshop.

We will cover the following topics:

• What is Social Network Analysis?
• What sort of researcher questions can it answer?
• What are the key concepts that underpin this approach?
• What metrics can we use to analyse our network?

There will also be an in-depth example where we will walk through the process of building a dataset then applying Social Network Analysis.

Experience/knowledge required: This workshop is an introduction to Social Network Analysis and is suitable for absolute beginners with no coding skills required.

Presenter: Louise Capener, UK Data Service

This event will be livestreamed on our UK Data Service YouTube channel but the chat will be disabled. By registering and attending the Zoom event you will be able to ask questions and interact.

Recordings of UK Data Service events are made available on our YouTube channel and, together with the slides, on our past events pages soon after the event has taken place.