Political Discussion Network Size Calculator
Deduplicate actual independently observed political-discussion partner IDs; do not infer conversation, political views or social capital from contacts. Unobserved ties remain outside scope.
Description
A discussion-network size counts distinct observed partners of a declared ego.
A discussion-network size counts distinct observed partners of a declared ego.1
Repeated partner reports do not necessarily identify additional people.
When to use Political Discussion Network Size Calculator
Use this tool to obtain distinctObservedDiscussionPartnerCount, distinctObservedDiscussionPartnerIds from the supplied records using the stated calculation. Establish the population, period, variable definitions, sample coverage and independently applicable instrument or calibration.
How to use Political Discussion Network Size Calculator and understand its results
- Establish the population, period, variable definitions, sample coverage and independently applicable instrument or calibration.
- Enter egoId, independentlyObservedDiscussionPartnerIds, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
- Read result.distinctObservedDiscussionPartnerCount, result.distinctObservedDiscussionPartnerIds. Use the units and sign conventions below, and review any unknown records separately.
- Correct any reported input issue and run again. Before using a successful result, check the stated units, signs, reference scope and observation coverage.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| egoId | Ego id | string | Required |
| independentlyObservedDiscussionPartnerIds | Independently observed discussion partner ids | list of string | Required |
Require a nonblank ego ID and a list of nonblank partner IDs, none exactly equal to ego. The partner list may be empty and repeated IDs are accepted. Deduplicate exact strings in first-appearance order and return the distinct count and IDs. No trimming, fuzzy identity reconciliation or network discovery is performed.
distinctPartners=firstOccurrenceUnique(partnerIds); size=distinctPartners.length Use the matching field units and the exact boundary, ordering and reference rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| result | Calculated observation or qualified reference | object |
| result.distinctObservedDiscussionPartnerCount | Count of distinct exact partner identifiers after deduplication. | number |
| result.distinctObservedDiscussionPartnerIds | Distinct reported partner identifiers in first-appearance order. | list |
{
"input": {
"egoId": "ego",
"independentlyObservedDiscussionPartnerIds": [
"a",
"a",
"b"
]
},
"output": {
"result": {
"distinctObservedDiscussionPartnerCount": 2,
"distinctObservedDiscussionPartnerIds": [
"a",
"b"
]
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Population definitions, survey design, calibration and observation coverage are independently established. A result describes the supplied record or conditional model without demonstrating causation, validating an instrument or supplying representative population evidence.
Missing required fields, unknown fields, wrong types and violated rules return input issues. Numeric values and outputs must be finite. Lists and matrices must be dense, without missing cells. String lists allow at most 128 entries of at most 128 UTF-16 units each; blank and duplicate rules are stated above. Extremely large composite outputs are rejected.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For a related step, use Weak-Tie Strength Four-Point Scale Tool: Weak-tie strength requires declared observations and an operational definition of tie dimensions. For a complementary comparison, use Six-Degrees Hop Small-World Estimator: A tree-like small-world approximation relates population size to effective branching degree.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Weak-Tie Strength Four-Point Scale Tool
Weak-tie strength requires declared observations and an operational definition of tie dimensions.
- Six-Degrees Hop Small-World Estimator
A tree-like small-world approximation relates population size to effective branching degree.