4. Data Details | |
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Response Rate | 100% for email networks, collected at the central server |
Non-Respondent | None. There was no dyadic change from the data collected in the pre- |
Bias | ceding and following time periods for the few cases of missing data, allowing easy interpolation of data |
Theoretical Grouping | N/A |
Publication Using These Data | None to date |
Data Context | Friendship formation among a group of mid-career military officers in a one-year graduate school program |
Respondents | Mid-career military officers in the Eisenhower Leadership Development Program of the US Army and Columbia University |
Longitudinal | The first 14 weeks of the program. |
Temporality | Multiple ties are recorded between actors on a weekly basis. Assign-ment cycles typically involved major assignments due every other week. |
Analytical or Pedagogical Utility |
Longitudinal network data with 14 time periods Multi-level networks with three relations: self-reported friendship, self-reported time spent together, email Network evolution, capturing data as the actors meet for the first time Node and edge covariates |
Known Issues |
Coded | Rating (this is what was shown to respondents) |
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1 | “I avoid this person” |
2 | “I associate with this person only for official business at work” |
3 | “I socialize with this person at work” |
4 | “I occasionally (monthly) get together with this person outside of work” |
5 | “I regularly (weekly) get together with this person outside of work” |
6 | “I regularly (weekly) spend time with this person at their/my home” |
7 | “I go on pass/leave [vacation] with this person” |
Coded | Rating (this is what was shown to respondents) |
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1 | “I strongly dislike this person” |
2 | “I do not care for this person” |
3 | “I am neutral toward this person” |
4 | “I like this person” |
5 | “This person is one of my better friends at this duty station” |
6 | “This person is one of my better friends overall” |
7 | “I consider this person one of my closest friends” |
Column | Attribute | Description |
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K | GPA | Undergraduate GPA on program application |
L | GRE1 | Verbal score on graduate record exam from application |
M | GRE2 | Math score on graduate record exam from application |
N | height | Height, in inches |
O | HOR | State listed as home of record |
P | lang1 | Secondary language after English |
Q | lang2 | Tertiary language after English |
R | marital | Marital status: single, married, or divorced |
S | OPNTour | Number of operational deployments, not classified as combat |
T | Race | Caucasian (C), Black (B), and Asian (A) |
U | Religion | Religion as reported in personnel file |
V | Rest Tour | Unknown – Included in personnel file |
W | sex | Sex |
X | skill1 | Additional skill identifier to denote certain skills used in assignment decisions, such as paratrooper or ranger. |
Y | skill2 | As above |
Z | skill3 | As above |
AA | skill4 | As above |
AB | skill5 | As above |
AC | spousebirth | Spouse’s location of birth |
AD | state | State of residence on record for tax purposes |
AE | Undergrad Major | Academic major studied in undergraduate program |
AF | Undergrad School | Name of the undergraduate academic institution |
AG | Weight | Officer’s weight in pounds |
AH | YG | Officer’s year group, usually the year they commissioned |
Column | Attribute | Description |
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A | long tour | Number of overseas assignments the officer has had that exceed one year |
B | short tour | Number of overseas assignments the officer has had that are one year or less |
C | commands | Number of command assignments the officer has had |
D | birthplace | Officer’s state of birth |
E | branch | Two letter designation of the officers career field |
F | Cbt Tour | Number of combat deployments completed |
G | Kids | Number of children the officer lists as dependents |
H | CmdMos | Number of months spent in command assignments |
I | comm | Source of commission: United States Military Academy (US-MA), Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), or Officer Candi-date School (OCS) |
J | followon | Follow-on assignment after officer finishes program |