[SOLVED] Qmss 5062 lab #1

Networks Lab #1 Assignment
1. Develop a hypothesis about how some ego-network measure (e.g., degree/size, density, diversity, average-level of
alters, homophily, structural holes, or brokerage) may be related to some other variable of interest.
2. Explain why you think these two variables should be related.
3. Tell me about your variables. What is your dependent variable? What are your independent variables? How are they
coded? How are they recoded? How are the calculated, if appropriate?
4. Present your initial results from your first few models. What do they indicated about your hypothesis?
5. Consider alternate specifications of your variables (i.e., recodings of various kinds). Consider interactions among your
variables.
6. And give your best conclusion as to whether your initial hypothesis held up – and if not, why not.