R/isnar-package.R

#' Introduction to Social Network Analysis with R
#'
#' Functions and data accompanying my workshop "Introduction to Social Network
#' Analysis with R".
#'
#' @section Terminological disclaimer:
#'
#' This package is about analyzing social networks. Social Network Analysis
#' (SNA) uses mathematical graph theory to represent its ideas. Nevertheless,
#' for, among other things, historical reasons SNA developed its own
#' terminology of networks that functions somewhat in parallel to
#' graph-theoretical terms. To clarify, these are the synonyms for strict
#' mathematical terms corresponding to graphs:
#' \describe{
#' \item{graph}{a collection of vertices and lines connecting them. Sometimes
#' called "network"}
#' \item{vertex}{sometimes called "node"}
#' \item{line, edge, arc}{sometimes called a (directed/undirected) "tie". Edge
#' starting point can be called a "tie sender" or "ego". Edge endpoint can be
#' called "tie receiver" or "alter"}
#' }
#'
#' 
#' @docType package
#' @name isnar
#' @import igraph
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