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A graph‐theoretic definition of a sociometric clique†
Abstract
The intent of this paper is to provide a definition of a socioraetric clique in the language of graph theory. This problem is viewed from two perspectives: maintaining fidelity to the intuitive notion of a clique; and providing adequate computational mechanics for large bodies of data. Luce's (1950) concept of an n‐clique is used, but further qualifications are added. Two statistics or measures with associated probability distributions are defined for testing the adequacy of a subgraph which qualifies according to the definition.
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- Authors
- Alba, R. D.
- Venue
- The Journal of Mathematical Sociology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1973-07
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 113-126
- ISSN
- 0022-250X (ISSN-L)
- 1545-5874
- OpenAlex
- W1987173300
- Cited by
- 497
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- 4.91
- Type
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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