Social Network Analysis

Method for mapping, measuring and modeling relationships among actors (individuals, organizations, states) using graph‑theoretic representations and quantitative network measures (ties, directionality, weight, centrality, density, clustering) and statistical models to analyze structural properties, positional influence, flow of resources or information, and patterns of constraint or opportunity th

A methodological framework and set of techniques for representing actors (people, groups, documents, organizations) and their relationships as graph structures to analyze patterns of connection, centrality, clustering, and the pathways through which information, influence, or resources flow.

An analytical approach and set of methods that represent and measure relational patterns among actors (individuals, groups, or organizations) as networks—using nodes and ties—to explain the distribution, diffusion, coordination, and organization of criminal behaviour, information, resources, and influence.