Table 4 Descriptive measures for the trainee-supporter sociometric network (63-member network).
From: Network-based social capital and capacity-building programs: an example from Ethiopia
Measure | Pre-MHA | Year 1 |
|---|---|---|
Network-level measures | Â | Â |
Density (proportion of potential ties that were actually realized) | 0.03 | 0.13 |
Density between and within groups of trainees and supporters | Ties among trainees: 0.04 | Ties among trainees: 0.13 |
| Â | Ties from trainees to supporters: 0.03 | Ties from trainees to supporters: 0.20 |
| Â | Ties from supporters to trainees: 0.00 | Ties from supporters to trainees: 0.12 |
| Â | Ties among supporters: 0.05 | Ties among supporters: 0.09 |
Isolates (members of the network not connected to anyone else) | 8 isolates | 2 isolates |
Components (distinct and isolated subgroups in the network) | 1 component + isolates | 1 component + isolates |
Individual-level measures | Â | Â |
Degree (all connections reported to/from the respondent) | Mean: 3.52 | Mean: 14.22 |
| Â | SD: 3.11 | SD: 10.87 |
Out-degree (number of connections reported by respondent re: others) | Mean: 1.87 | Mean: 8.14 |
| Â | SD: 2.88 | SD: 10.81 |
In-degree (number of connections reported re: respondent by others) | Mean: 1.87 | Mean: 8.14 |
| Â | SD: 1.77 | SD: 5.68 |
Trainee-supporter out-degree (number of connections reported by trainees regarding supporters) | Mean: 1.04 | Mean: 8.26 |
| Â | SD: 1.46 | SD: 5.82 |