Abstract
Survey instruments utilized to quantify relationships, or aspects of relationships, may introduce multiple sources of nonindependence"”clustered variance"”into scores, including from actor, alter and dyadic sources. Estimating the magnitude of actor, alter and dyad nonindependence and their impact on the reliability of scores is an important step towards assuring quality data. Multilevel confirmatory factor analysis and the social relations model offer methods for quantifying the influence and estimating the reliability of multiple sources of clustered variance. The use of these methods is illustrated in the analysis of data gathered via a survey designed to quantify relational embeddedness in social network analyses.
Degree
PhD
College and Department
David O. McKay School of Education; Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation
Rights
http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Walker, Timothy Dean, "Estimating the Reliability of Scores from a Social Network Survey Questionnaire in Light of Actor, Alter, and Dyad Clustering Effects" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 6880.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6880
Date Submitted
2018-06-01
Document Type
Dissertation
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd10152
Keywords
reliability, variance components, social network analysis, nonindependence, relational embeddedness
Language
english