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== Different approaches ==

Regarding what kind of network is being blockmodeled, different approach is necessary. Networks can be one–mode or two–mode. In former all units can be connected to any other unit and where units are of the same type, while in latter the units are connected only to the unit(s) of a different type.<ref name="gener–blackgener-black"/>{{rp|6–10}} Regarding relationships between units, they can be single–relational or multi–relational networks. Further more, the networks can be temporal or multileveland also binary (only 0 and 1) or signed (allowing negative ties)/values (other values are possible) networks.

Different approaches to blockmodeling can be grouped into two main classes: [[deterministic blockmodeling]] and [[stochastic blockmodeling]] approaches. Deterministic blockmodeling is then further divided into direct and indirect blockmodeling approaches.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>