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Network Data Collected via the Web

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Synonyms

Data extraction; Web-based questionnaires; Web survey

Glossary

Web Survey :

Self-administered questionnaire via the web

Coverage Error :

Part of the population that is not accessible to be sampled

Non-response Error :

Non-response errors occur when individuals do not answer to one, some, or all of the questions. A non-response error can be due to a complete failure to collect information (unit non-response) or the failure to get answers to one or more responses (item non-response)

Online Social Network (OSN) :

Online website or service that is based on social networks or social relations, also known as social networking websites. Users can share information, interests, and activities, find contacts, etc. Examples are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, on Flickr

Network Traffic :

Analysis Study of the amount and type of information in a certain online network

Ad Hoc Applications :

Third-party web-based applications for obtaining online network information

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  1. Department of Economics, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

    Lluís Coromina & Germà Coenders

  2. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Valentina Hlebec

  3. Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Tina Kogovšek

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Reda Alhajj

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Jon Rokne

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Coromina, L., Hlebec, V., Kogovšek, T., Coenders, G. (2014). Network Data Collected via the Web. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6170-8_397

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