This dataset represents the social network of relationships among monks in a monastery, as studied by Samuel F. Sampson. The data were collected during a period of instability and document both positive and negative interactions among the monks.
data(samplike)data("samplike")
An object of class network of length 5.
Mislabeling in Versions Prior to 3.6.1: In ergm version
3.6.0 and earlier, the adjacency matrices of the datasets
reflected an older ordering of the names.
The study recorded friendships, antagonisms, and other social relationships among the monks before and after a significant schism occurred in the monastery.
White, H.C., Boorman, S.A. and Breiger, R.L. (1976). Social structure from multiple networks. I. Blockmodels of roles and positions. American Journal of Sociology, 81(4), 730-780.
florentine, network, plot.network, ergm