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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quantitative study of interpersonal relationships in populations, especially the study and measurement of preferences.
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- noun The
quantitative study ofsocial interactions, and themeasurement of preferences etc.
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- noun the quantitative study of social relationships
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Examples
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An alternative to using sociometry to identify opinion leaders is to ask key informants who are especially knowledgeable about the networks in a system.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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By far the most popular means of measurement is survey sociometry.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995
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An alternative to using sociometry to identify opinion leaders is to ask key informants who are especially knowledgeable about the networks in a system.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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An alternative to using sociometry to identify opinion leaders is to ask key informants who are especially knowledgeable about the networks in a system.
Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003
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If sociometry was to be a science, it must be worked out without axioms or postulates.
Somehow Good William Frend De Morgan 1878
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Choosing who we talk to, spend time with and respond to - and who we don't - is the stuff of what Moreno called sociometry.
Psychology Planet - Daily Blog Posts about Psychology World of Psychology 2010
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