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Glen, is there some reason why you need to enter names into the network data
files? Why not use id codes in the ucinet/netdraw files?

steve.

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From: "Glen Murphy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:41 AM
Subject: Entry of data - common procedure


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> Hi everyone,
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> Happy New Year and all that !
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> I've finally begun collecting network data for the PhD (supervisors very
> relieved) and have spent the last couple of days explaining to
> participants the extraordinary lengths I'm going to to protect their
> identity (separate code books, unique code identifiers and numbers on
> the questionnaire etc.). This is all wonderful and everyone's happy but
> as I sat down to key it in tonight I've realised that all of those safe
> guards really protect against unauthorised access to the hardcopy
> interview records. If (as I had unthinkingly planned to do) I key in
> participant names into a matrix (using UCINET) then theoretically that
> data file is highly vulnerable.
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> I'm aware that NETDRAW has some nifty little features allowing you to
> change labels & attributes - all good for post hoc diagrams, but it does
> leave a problem with UCINET reports and the raw data file itself. What
> is the usual procedure ? How do people deal with this issue ? I'm aware
> that US IRB boards are a little touchy regarding network analysis - has
> anyone had any stipulation from their IRB about this issue ?
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> So far no-one I've dealt with has twigged to this problem, but I thought
> I'd be proactive just in case.
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> Interested to hear thoughts on this.
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> Cheers, Glen.
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> Glen Murphy
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