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Zachary Karate Club
Zachary's karate club is a social network of a university karate club, described in the paper "An Information Flow Model for Conflict and Fission in Small Groups" by Wayne W. Zachary. The network became a popular example of community structure in networks after its use by Michelle Girvan and Mark Newman in 2002. Network description A social network of a karate club was studied by Wayne W. Zachary for a period of three years from 1970 to 1972. The network captures 34 members of a karate club, documenting links between pairs of members who interacted outside the club. During the study a conflict arose between the administrator "John A" and instructor "Mr. Hi" (pseudonyms), which led to the split of the club into two. Half of the members formed a new club around Mr. Hi; members from the other part found a new instructor or gave up karate. Based on collected data Zachary correctly assigned all but one member of the club to the groups they actually joined after the split. Zachary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zachary Karate Club Social Network
Zachary is a male given name, a variant of Zechariah – the name of several Biblical characters. People * Pope Zachary (679–752), Pope of the Catholic Church from 741 to 752 * Zachary of Vienne (died 106), bishop of Vienne (France), martyr and Roman Catholic saint *Zachary Abel (born 1980), American actor *Zachary Armstrong (born 1984), American artist *Zachary Aston-Reese (born 1994), American ice hockey player *Zachary Babington (1690–1745), High Sheriff of Staffordshire and barrister *Zak Bagans (born 1977), American television host, author, documentary filmmaker and paranormal investigator * Zachary James Baker, stage name Zacky Vengeance, rhythm guitarist for American rock band Avenged Sevenfold *Zachary Bayly (military officer) (1841–1916), South African colonial military commander *Zachary Bayly (planter) (1721–1769), planter and politician in Jamaica *Zachary Bell (born 1982), Canadian racing cyclist *Zachary Bennett (born 1980), Canadian actor and musician *Zac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |