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SUMMARY:Social Statistics Seminar - 8 February 2022
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DESCRIPTION:Social Statistics Seminars 2021/22 – February Session\n\n\nEm
 pirically calibrated network simulation as a methodology of the middle r
 ange\n\nChristian Steglich (Linköping University and University of Groni
 ngen)\n\nJoin us at 4pm (GMT) on 8 February 2022!\n\nRegistration link: 
 http://bit.ly/socialstats0222\n\nPlease register using your full name an
 d your email address.\n\n \nAbstract\n\nStochastic models of sociocentri
 c networks were originally developed for testing hypotheses about micro-
 level dependencies on the basis of empirical network data. Such dependen
 cies lead to phenomena like clustering\, hub formation\, or network auto
 correlation. Due to the complex nature of sociocentric networks\, parame
 ter estimates of these models are typically obtained by simulation-based
  inference. This opens the possibility of re-purposing these models as s
 imulation tools for the study of emergent macro-level phenomena. The com
 bination of fitting micro-level models to empirical data sets and explan
 ation of macro-level outcomes renders these models powerful tools for so
 ciological inquiry into interdependent social systems. In the presentati
 on\, the use of stochastic actor-oriented models as generative models fo
 r such networked social systems is discussed. This is illustrated with a
 n investigation of the emergence of subgroups in adolescents' friendship
  networks. \n\n\nAbout the speaker\n\nChristian Steglich is a mathematic
 al sociologist and network researcher. He is one of the world’s leading 
 experts in the formal modelling and inferential-statistical analysis of 
 social networks. He has contributed to the development of statistical mo
 dels for the analysis of network dynamics and the co-evolution of networ
 ks and individual behaviour. He is currently an associate professor at t
 he Institute of Analytical Sociology in Linköping and the Department of 
 Sociology in Groningen.\n\n\nFor regular updates on our events\, sign up
  to our seminar mailing list on JiscMail: bit.ly/socialstatslist
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