Welcome to the XXXIX Sunbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA). Here are some conference-related information... There are more on the Conference Website (you can download some helpful documents directly from the home page, under ’’Shared Files’’). WiFi: Network: Visiteurs UQAM User name: asunbelt2019 Password: DQ32fK23 OR EDUROAM is also available everywhere in all UQAM Buildings. There is also a Public WIFI Network in Downtown Montréal: MTL-WIFI (see here for more details). RESTAURANTS There is no lack of good restaurants and bars near the Conference venue and in Montréal globally. Download the pdf file for a few suggestions (under ’’Shared Files’’ on the website).
The workshop focuses the analysis of ego-centered networks in R. The first part of the workshop will introduce SNA measures at the alter level (e.g. multiplexity, EI-Index (network subgroups) and the network level (size, density, EI-Index (ego), diversity, proportions of ties with specific attributes). Afterwards we go on with multivariate analyses, both on the network level and the alter level (Regression, Multi-Level Regression, Cluster-Analysis, Clustered Graphs).
Major parts of the workshop will be “hands-on”, utilizing R (R-Studio).
This workshop will cover network visualization using the R language for statistical computing (cran.r-project.org) and RStudio (rstudio.com). Participants should have some prior knowledge of R and network concepts. The workshop will provide a step-by-step guide describing through series of examples the path from raw data to graph visualization in the igraph and Statnet frameworks. The advanced portion of the workshop will touch on dynamic visualization for longitudinal networks and combining networks with geographic maps. We will also discuss ways of converting graphs in R to interactive JavaScript visualizations for the Web.
