Assumption University
Bangkok, Thailand
December 1999
Social
Network Analysis by Fuzzy Relation : Implementation based on Members
of the Thai Parliament Society
by
Kitikorn Dowpiset
A doctoral dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer
and Engineering Management.
- Examination Committee
:
- Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman
- Assoc.Prof. Somchai Tayarnyong
- Asst.Prof.Dr. Prapon Phasukyud
- Asst.Prof.Dr. Vichit Avatchanakorn
- Air Marshal Dr.Chulit Meesajjee
- Dr.Chamnong Jungthirapanich
- Asst.Prof.Dr. Ouen Pin-ngen
- Dr. Aran Nampol
- Assist Rrof.Dr. Boonmark Sirinaovakul
- Assist Prof.Dr. Pratit Santiprabhob
- Name :
- Kitikorn Dowpiset
- Nationality :
- Thai
- Previous Degree :
- Master of Sciences in CIS
- Assumption University, Thailand
- Bachelor of Business Administration (Management)
- Rachamongkon Institute of Technology, Thailand
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RESEARCH TITLE : Social Network Analysis by Fuzzy Relation : Implementation based on Members of the Thai Parliament Society
CANDIDATE NAME : Kitikorn Dowpiset
ADVISOR NAME : Asst. Prof. Dr.Boonmark Sirinaovakul
ACADEMIC YEAR : 1999
The Graduate School of Assumption University had
approved this dissertation as a partial fulfillment of the requirement
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Computer and Engineering Management
- Abstract
- Fuzzy relations are applied into a framework
of Social Network Analysis as a new data type to analyze a degree
of interactions among members in human society. In this paper a generic
model, named Fuzzy Social Network Analysis (FSNA), was developed to
analyze social networks from affiliation of human's opinion Belonging
to the third party.
- The members of the Thai Parliament form an implementation
social group of the model to analyze the political social network
based on their opinions on the political topics. The content analysis
was used to select social network data from online news. The social
network data are collected in seven weeks to represent the political
social network with the political event, Social network data were
collected from database news of Reuters (Thailand) Ltd., which were
searched under political news in June 1998 and June-July 1999. A part
of this, Thai Political Network Analysis System (TPNAS) was developed
Based on the framework of collected data from online news. The results
of the study could reflect the social network of the Thai MPs. Moreover,
the degree of relationships among Thai MPs has reviwed (1) agreed
network Based on commendation opinion, (2) agreed network Based on
complaint opinion, (3) conflict network and (4) contradiction of each
of the Thai MPs in the periods. To support the detail analysis, the
abnormal relationships in agreed networks and abnormal relationships
in conflict network are made esplicit from the formal structure in
the coalition parties of the Government and the Opposition parties.
- Acknowledgements
- The writer would like to express his thanks
and appreciation to his advisor, Assist Rrof.Dr. Boonmark Sirinaovakul
for his guidance. He would also like to thank his co-acvisor, Assist
Prof.Dr. Pratit Santiprabhob for his valuable suggestions, encouragement
and continual support during his research studies at Assumption University.
- Special thanks are due to the committee members
Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman, Assoc.Prof. Somchai Tayarnyong, Asst.Prof.Dr.
Prapon Phasukyud, Asst.Prof.Dr. Vichit Avatchanakorn, Air Marshal
Dr.Chulit Meesajjee, Dr.Chamnong Jungthirapanich, Asst.Prof.Dr. Ouen
Pin-ngen, and Dr. Aran Nampol.
- He wishes to thank three experts from Reuters
(Thailand( Ltd., for their kind support. There are Ms. Sasitorn Simatorn,
a political news editor; Ms. Saowalak Aoupron, a rewriter of political
news; and Mr, Thanapat Seaoyam, a political news reporter.
- He is grateful and will always be indebted to his
parents for their support. He wants to thank his friends for their
assistance and help.
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- list of Tables
- Chapter 1 : Introduction
-
- 1.1 Background of the Research
- 1.2 Literature Review
- 1.3 Problems Definition
- 1.4 Ojectives of Study
- 1.5 Scope of Study
- 1.6 Chapter Summary
- Chapter 2 : Social Network Analysis
-
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 General Notation
- 2.3 Key Concepts In Social Network Analysis
- 2.4 Levels of Social Network Analysis
- 2.5 Social Network Data
- 2.6 Data Collection
- 2.7 Mode of the Network
- 2.8 Population Under Study
- 2.9 Social Networks Representation Schemes
- 2.10 Social Network Measurement
- 2.11 Chapter Summary
- Chapter 3 : Crisp and Fuzzy Relations
-
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Crisp Sets and Fuzzy Sets
- 3.3 Fundamentals of Fuzzy Sets Theory
- 3.4 Basic Properties of Fuzzy Set
- 3.5 Basic Operations on Fuzzy Set
- 3.6 Fuzzy Relational Theory
- 3.7 Relation
- 3.8 Definition of Fuzzy Relations
- 3.9 Representations of BInary Relations
- 3.10 Fuzzy Relation Based on Its Fuzzy Relation
- 3.11 Formulate a Fuzzy Relation Based on Its
Fuzzy Relation
- 3.12 Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4 : Model developed for Fuzzy Relational
Products
-
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Relationship of Human in Fuzzy Relation
- 4.3 Fuzzy Relation Products for Social Network
- 4.4 Limitations for Social Network Analysis
- 4.5 New Fuzzy Relational Products
- 4.6 Similarity Product
- 4.7 Star Product
- 4.8 Results from New Fuzzy Relational Products
- 4.9 Different Relations Based on Each Fuzzy Relational
Products
- 4.10 Chapter Summary
- Chapter 5 : Framework of The Research
-
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Framework of the Research
- 5.3 Scope of Members in a Human Society
- 5.4 Affiliation Network and Formal Relation
- 5.5 Defining Data Colledtion Method
- 5.6 Data Acquisiton System
- 5.7 Fuzzy Relational Processing
- 5.8 Preliminary Social Network
- 5.9 Abnormality Social Network Measurement
- 5.10 Clustering Social Network by - cut
- 5.11 Chapter Summary
- Chapter 6 : Social Network of Members of Thai
Parliament
-
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Present Thai Political System
- 6.3 Members of the MPs' Society
- 6.4 Madd Communication and Thai MPs
- 6.5 Objectives to Analyze Thai MPs Social Network
- 6.6 Sources of News and Period of Time to Collect
- 6.7 Structure of the Thai MPs Social Network
Analysis System
- 6.8 Data Analysis Subsystem
- 6.9 Data Collection
- 6.10 Application Development
- 6.11 Scope to Analyze
- 6.12 Opinion Record Classification and Degree
Assign
- 6.13 The Processed of Thai Political Network
Analysis System
- 6.14 Comparative Study of Existing Data Type
into the Framework
- 6.15 Further Trend to Used This Application
- 6.16 Chapter Summary
- Chapter 7 : Conclusions and Recommendations
-
- 7.1 Conclusions
- 7.2 Recommendations
- 7.3 Ending Note
- Appendix A : Results of the Social Network Analysis
of Thai MPs in Sixth Weeks
- Appendix B : The Social Network Data (Opinions) of
Thai MPs in Sixth Weeks
- Appendix C : Degree Assigning form of Keywords based
on Opinion of Thai MPs
- Appendix D : Name Listing of Thai MPs on October
1999
- Appendix E : Glossary
- Bibliography
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