STAT 8340:Social Network Analysis

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: STAT 8240 and STAT 8020
This course is designed to introduce concepts, techniques, and proper analysis of social network data. Topics include measuring and characterizing networks, identifying and classifying different types of networks, creating models for networks, and predicting their behavior, with an emphasis on issues associated with “Big Data”. This course will also focus on specific applications of network analysis in the fields of management, marketing, strategy development and epidemiology.