Definition of "sociometry" [sociometry]

• The quantitative study of interpersonal relationships in populations, especially the study and measurement of preferences. (noun)

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• "An alternative to using sociometry to identify opinion leaders is to ask key informants who are especially knowledgeable about the networks in a system."
• "By far the most popular means of measurement is survey sociometry."
• "If sociometry was to be a science, it must be worked out without axioms or postulates."