Apr 3, 2020 · We show that egonets systematically misrepresent the general population because each person is included in as many egonets as that person has “ ...

We discuss how this ubiquitous egonet bias may have far reaching implications for people's experiences and perceptions of frequencies of other people's ties and ...

We show that egonets systematically misrepresent the general population because each person is included in as many egonets as that person has “friends.” ...

This paper builds upon that research to show that people's egonets provide them with systematically biased samples of the population more generally. We discuss ...

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Scott Feld, Alec McGail. Egonets as systematically biased windows on society. Egonets as systematically biased windows on society, 2020. PDF. Alec McGail.

This paper examines the stability of egocentric networks as reported over time using a novel touchscreen-based participant-aided sociogram.

We show that egonets systematically misrepresent the general population because each person is included in as many egonets as that person has “friends.” ...

In “Egonets as systematically biased windows on society,” Feld and McGail revisit the implications of the friendship paradox (although “your friends have ...

Research on social networks in public health focuses on how social structures and relationships influence health and health-related behaviour.