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This research describes how a currently available spreadsheet program can be set up to analyze sociographic data. An algorithm developed by Jamrich (1960) is presented, along with both the mathematical and the spreadsheet equations. An example of the application of the algorithm and equations to AIDS transmission data is presented.
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Yost, M., Bremner, F.J. Matrix manipulation and interpretation of data related to AIDS transmission. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 25, 215–219 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03204499
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