Zachary

Description

The Zachary Dataset

Background

These are data collected from the members
of a university karate club by Wayne Zachary.
The ZACHE matrix represents the presence or
absence of ties among the members of the club;
the ZACHC matrix indicates the relative strength
of the associations (number of situations in and
outside the club in which interactions occurred).

Zachary (1977) used these data and an information flow
model of network conflict resolution to explain the split-up of this group following disputes among the members.

References

• Zachary W. (1977). An information flow model for conflict and fission in small groups. Journal of Anthropological Research, 33, 452-473.

History

Data originally made publicly available in UCINET.