Behavioral Aspects of Social Network Analysis

TL;DR

This paper introduces a behavioral approach to social network analysis, focusing on measures like self-loops and multiple links, exemplified through Wikipedia editing networks, aiming to explain human behavior and cultural phenomena.

Contribution

It proposes a novel behavioral analysis method for social networks, expanding beyond structural analysis to include behavioral measures and applications.

Findings

Behavioral measures such as self-loops and multiple links are defined.

Application to Wikipedia editing networks demonstrates the method.

Potential to explain human behavior and cultural phenomena.

Abstract

Contrary to the structural aspect of conventional social network analysis, a new method in behavioral analysis is proposed. We define behavioral measures including self-loops and multiple links and illustrate the behavioral analysis with the networks of Wikipedia editing. Behavioral social network analysis provides an explanation of human behavior that may be further extended to the explanation of culture through social phenomena.