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In this paper an optimization approach to blockmodeling for fitting an observed relation to a pre-specified blockmodel is used. The proposed deductive approach to blockmodeling is applied to a concrete example. Some further research directions are also suggested.
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Batagelj, V., Ferligoj, A., Doreian, P. (1998). Fitting Pre-specified Blockmodels. In: Hayashi, C., Yajima, K., Bock, HH., Ohsumi, N., Tanaka, Y., Baba, Y. (eds) Data Science, Classification, and Related Methods. Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65950-1_20
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