Manual for BLOCKS
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BLOCKS is a computer program that carries out the statistical estimation of models for stochastic blockmodeling according to Nowicki and Snijders (2001). This manual gives information about BLOCKS version 1.8 (June, 2007). ∗We are grateful to Peter Boer for his cooperation in the development of the StOCNET and BLOCKS programs. Authors’ addresses: Tom Snijders, ICS, Department of Sociology, Grote Rozenstraat 31, 9712 TG Groningen, The Netherlands, [email protected]; Krzysztof Nowicki, Department of Statistics, University of Lund, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden, [email protected] .
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