Exponential-Family Models of Random Graphs
Exponential-family Random Graph Models (ERGMs) constitute a large statistical framework
for modeling dense and sparse random graphs with short-or long-tailed degree distributions …
for modeling dense and sparse random graphs with short-or long-tailed degree distributions …
[HTML][HTML] Exponential random graph models for little networks
GGV Yon, A Slaughter, K de la Haye - Social Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Statistical models for social networks have enabled researchers to study complex social
phenomena that give rise to observed patterns of relationships among social actors and to …
phenomena that give rise to observed patterns of relationships among social actors and to …
Multilevel network data facilitate statistical inference for curved ERGMs with geometrically weighted terms
Multilevel network data provide two important benefits for ERG modeling. First, they facilitate
estimation of the decay parameters in geometrically weighted terms for degree and triad …
estimation of the decay parameters in geometrically weighted terms for degree and triad …
Concentration and consistency results for canonical and curved exponential-family models of random graphs
M Schweinberger, J Stewart - The Annals of Statistics, 2020 - JSTOR
Statistical inference for exponential-family models of random graphs with dependent edges
is challenging. We stress the importance of additional structure and show that additional …
is challenging. We stress the importance of additional structure and show that additional …
A Tale of Two Datasets: Representativeness and Generalisability of Inference for Samples of Networks
The last two decades have seen considerable progress in foundational aspects of statistical
network analysis, but the path from theory to application is not straightforward. Two large …
network analysis, but the path from theory to application is not straightforward. Two large …
Finite mixtures of ERGMS for modeling ensembles of networks
Finite Mixtures of ERGMs for Modeling Ensembles of Networks Page 1 Bayesian Analysis (2022)
17, Number 4, pp. 1153–1191 Finite Mixtures of ERGMs for Modeling Ensembles of Networks …
17, Number 4, pp. 1153–1191 Finite Mixtures of ERGMs for Modeling Ensembles of Networks …
Continuous time graph processes with known ERGM equilibria: Contextual review, extensions, and synthesis
CT Butts - The Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Graph processes that unfold in continuous time are of obvious theoretical and practical
interest. Particularly useful are those whose long-term behavior converges to a graph …
interest. Particularly useful are those whose long-term behavior converges to a graph …
Discussion of “A Tale of Two Datasets: Representativeness and Generalisability of Inference for Samples of Networks”
NMD Niezink - Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
I congratulate the authors on their timely and insightful article. Since the advent of network
analysis, there has been the question of the meaning of sample size in a network setting …
analysis, there has been the question of the meaning of sample size in a network setting …
A dynamic process interpretation of the sparse ERGM reference model
CT Butts - The Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Exponential family random graph models (ERGMs) can be understood in terms of a set of
structural biases that act on an underlying reference distribution. This distribution determines …
structural biases that act on an underlying reference distribution. This distribution determines …
From Superdiversity to Consolidation: Implications of Structural Intersectionality for Interethnic Friendships
L Zhao - American Journal of Sociology, 2023 - journals.uchicago.edu
This study advances a theoretical framework of consolidation as a measure of structural
intersectionality and applies it to study interethnic friendships in Western European …
intersectionality and applies it to study interethnic friendships in Western European …