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A New Status Index Derived from Sociometric Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Leo Katz
Leo Katz*
Affiliation:
Michigan State College
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Abstract

For the purpose of evaluating status in a manner free from the deficiencies of popularity contest procedures, this paper presents a new method of computation which takes into account who chooses as well as how many choose. It is necessary to introduce, in this connection, the concept of attenuation in influence transmitted through intermediaries.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , March 1953 , pp. 39 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © 1953 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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This work was done under the sponsorship of the Office of Naval Research.

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