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  • Social network analysis
  • Mixed methods research

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  • Traditional social network data collection methods like free recall name generators suffer from recall bias and missing data.
  • This impacts the accuracy and completeness of social network analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a mixed-methods approach for collecting social network data.
  • To enhance the quality and comprehensiveness of social network data by integrating quantitative and qualitative sources.

Main Methods:

  • Combined a free recall name generator within an online survey with network relations data coded from semi-structured qualitative interviews.
  • Utilized a mixed-methods design to capture both quantitative and qualitative network information.

Main Results:

  • The integrated approach provided substantially more comprehensive network information compared to single-method approaches.
  • Network density remained stable, but significant differences in centrality and component structure were observed across methodologies.
  • The combined method resulted in more complete data with limited participant burden.

Conclusions:

  • A mixed-methods approach integrating online surveys and qualitative interviews offers a more robust and complete method for social network data collection.
  • This approach enhances social network analysis by providing richer quantitative and qualitative insights into network structures and relationships.