Adjusting for network size and composition effects in exponential-family random graph models

DOI10.1016/J.STAMET.2011.01.005zbMATH Open1215.91069arXiv1004.5328OpenAlexW3098982997WikidataQ35052375 ScholiaQ35052375MaRDI QIDQ545141FDOQ545141

Pavel N. Krivitsky, Mark S. Handcock, Martina Morris

Publication date: 22 June 2011

Published in: Statistical Methodology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Exponential-family random graph models (ERGMs) provide a principled way to model and simulate features common in human social networks, such as propensities for homophily and friend-of-a-friend triad closure. We show that, without adjustment, ERGMs preserve density as network size increases. Density invariance is often not appropriate for social networks. We suggest a simple modification based on an offset which instead preserves the mean degree and accommodates changes in network composition asymptotically. We demonstrate that this approach allows ERGMs to be applied to the important situation of egocentrically sampled data. We analyze data from the National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS).

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1004.5328

zbMATH Keywords

ERGMnetwork sizeegocentrically sampled datarandom graph

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to social sciences (62P25) Random graphs (graph-theoretic aspects) (05C80) Social networks; opinion dynamics (91D30)

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Uses Software

• R
• statnet
• bootlib

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