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This network bases on a 40x40 symmetric and valued matrix representing the observed frequency of interactions between 40 office employees. It is one of the two parts of the Bernard & Killworth Office data (BKOFFB).

Background:

Bernard & Killworth, later with the help of Sailer, collected five sets of data on human interactions in bounded groups and on the actors' ability to recall those interactions. In each study they obtained measures of social interaction among all actors, and ranking data based on the subjects' memory of those interactions.

These data concern interactions in a small business office, again recorded by an "unobtrusive" observer. Observations were made as the observer patrolled a fixed route through the office every fifteen minutes during two four-day periods. BKOFFB contains the observed frequency of interactions; BKOFFC contains rankings of interaction frequency as recalled by the employees over the two-week period.

Network image:

The colors of the edges are part of a grayscale gradient representing the frequency of interactions between actors, from the brightest (representing the least amount of interactions) to darkest (representing the most amount of interactions).

References:

• Killworth B and Bernard H. (1976). Informant accuracy in social network data. Human Organization, 35, 269-286.
• Bernard H and Killworth P. (1977). Informant accuracy in social network data II. Human Communication Research, 4, 3-18.
• Killworth P and Bernard H. (1979). Informant accuracy in social network data III. Social Networks, 2, 19-46.

More information:

• http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/pub/networks/data/ucinet/ucidata.htm#bkoff
• https://sites.google.com/site/ucinetsoftware/datasets/bernardkillworthoffice