My closest relationship is with “Yur Mama”: Data quality in the CHIP50 ego network module
By: Zachary P. Neal
and Jennifer Watling Neal
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/connections-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2816-4245 | Journal ISSN: 0226-1766
Language: English
Page range: 56 - 65
Submitted on: Aug 22, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 21, 2025
Published on: Nov 12, 2025
Published by: International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
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