Feiler and Kleinbaum designed their study to
evaluate the interaction of two key factors in the formation of social
networks: extraversion, which correlates with popularity, and homophily, the idea
that people with similar levels of extraversion are more likely to become
friends. The results showed that network extraversion bias exists. Furthermore, it is more pronounced in the
networks of extraverts. "The skew gets really extreme the more extraverted
you are," Feiler reported. Apparently the degree of bias uncovered was
unexpected. In addition they found that introverts were more likely to form
friendships with other introverts. Their networks still displayed the
friendship paradox, but to a lesser degree.
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