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Making friends: A nonexperimental analysis of social pair formation
- Source :
- Human Relations. Nov, 2005, Vol. 58 Issue 11, p1443, 23 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- A new application of proven econometric methodology that can overcome some of the more serious empirical problems confronting friendship-formation analysis is discussed. It is demonstrated that unobserved proclivities and luck played and important role in determining whether friendships form to observable social similarities that is a significant factor.
- Subjects :
- Friendship -- Analysis
Estimation theory -- Analysis
Social sciences
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00187267
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Human Relations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.145596840