MULTIOBJECTIVE BLOCKMODELING FOR SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS

作者:Brusco Michael*; Doreian Patrick; Steinley Douglas; Satornino Cinthia B
来源:Psychometrika, 2013, 78(3): 498-525.
DOI:10.1007/S11336-012-9313-1

摘要

To date, most methods for direct blockmodeling of social network data have focused on the optimization of a single objective function. However, there are a variety of social network applications where it is advantageous to consider two or more objectives simultaneously. These applications can broadly be placed into two categories: (1) simultaneous optimization of multiple criteria for fitting a blockmodel based on a single network matrix and (2) simultaneous optimization of multiple criteria for fitting a blockmodel based on two or more network matrices, where the matrices being fit can take the form of multiple indicators for an underlying relationship, or multiple matrices for a set of objects measured at two or more different points in time. A multiobjective tabu search procedure is proposed for estimating the set of Pareto efficient blockmodels. This procedure is used in three examples that demonstrate possible applications of the multiobjective blockmodeling paradigm.

  • 出版日期2013-7