An lntroduction to the COMPSOC System: A Computerized Approach to Processing Sociometric Data

Abstract

Sociometry, a quantitative method for measuring interpersonal relationships in group settings, h:as traditionally been a cumbersome t:ask requiring hours of tabulating, calculating, and graphing to produce a group analysis, This paper introduces the COMPSOC (Computerized Sociometry) system, which analyzes sociometric data within minutes. Brief descriptions of each C0MPSOC profile :and the six basic matrices are included, along with a computerized sociometric analysis of group data.