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Cambridge University Press, Network Science, 01(3), p. 18-36

DOI: 10.1017/nws.2015.5

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Multiple factor analysis for time-varying two-mode networks

Journal article published in 2015 by Maria Rosaria D'Esposito, Domenico De Stefano, Giancarlo Ragozini ORCID
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Abstract

AbstractMost social networks present complex structures. They can be both multi-modal and multi-relational. In addition, each relationship can be observed across time occasions. Relational data observed in such conditions can be organized into multidimensional arrays and statistical methods from the theory of multiway data analysis may be exploited to reveal the underlying data structure. In this paper, we adopt an exploratory data analysis point of view, and we present a procedure based on multiple factor analysis and multiple correspondence analysis to deal with time-varying two-mode networks. This procedure allows us to create static displays in order to explore network evolutions and to visually analyze the degree of similarity of actor/event network profiles over time while preserving the different statuses of the two modes.