Design and Analysis Issues in Group Research

小群体领域的研究对于完整的 理解社会行为。 目前，研究群体 由于缺乏足够的统计工具来描述 在小团体中进行的过程。 之一 小组研究最有趣和最重要的方面是 人们在群体中相互交流， 互动，互相影响。 可用的方法 今天，要么忽视，要么把它当作一个统计上的麻烦， 人们在群体中相互影响， 因此，它们是相互联系的。 了解链接 将有助于澄清社会的本质 小团体的互动。 这项研究将调查 三种不同的研究设计。 第一个设计，影响力 网络，涉及到人们影响的程度的模型 彼此成群。 这些类型的模型允许研究 不同类型影响层级对群体的影响 生产力和团队成员满意度。 第二个设计是 轮换设计，人们从一个组到另一个组。 在轮换设计中，每个人参加几个 群体，这样，当一个人 一个人成为一个新的群体的成员可以被审查。 的 第三种设计是代际设计。 在这种设计中， 团体成员的更替 一些小组成员进入 组和其他成员离开。 这种设计基本上是 家庭的出生和死亡周期。 这种设计允许 群体规范随变化的稳定性检验 成员 对于每个领域，研究将探索设计 发展数据分析技术和计算机 软件 这些方法应该对研究人员有用， 领导力，社会影响力，群体社会化，生产力， 和个性。

Research in the area of small groups is important to the complete understanding of social behavior. Currently, the study of groups is limited by the lack of adequate statistical tools to describe fully the ongoing processes that occur in small groups. One of the most interesting and important aspects of group research is that people interact with one another in groups and, through this interaction, influence one another. Methods which are available today either ignore or treat as a statistical nuisance the fact that people in groups interact with one another and are, therefore, linked to one another. Understanding the links between people in groups will help clarify the nature of social interaction in small groups. This research will investigate three different research designs. The first design, influence networks, involves models of the extent to which people influence each other in groups. These types of models allow study of the effect of different types of influence hierarchies on group productivity and group member satisfaction. The second design is the rotation design, in which people move from group to group. In the rotation design, each person participates in several groups, so that the consistency of individual behavior when a person becomes a member of a new group can be examined. The third design is the generations design. In this design, there is a turnover in group membership. Some group members enter the group and other members leave. This design essentially models the birth and death cycles in families. This design allows examination of the stability of group norms with changing members. For each area, the research will explore design considerations and develop data analysis techniques and computer software. These methods should be of use to researchers of leadership, social influence, group socialization, productivity, and personality.