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# Reading list for social networks

This reading list contains the following components:

* [Introduction to social networks](/intro.md)
* [Analytical models of social networks](/analytical-models-of-social-networks.md)
* [Machine learning and social networks](/machine-learning-and-networks.md)
* Causal inference in social networks
* Applications of networks to social science questions 
  * Social contagion
  * Wisdom of the crowd
  * Misinformation
  * Segregation and poliraziation 
  * Network externalities