Estimating Homophily in Social Networks Using Dyadic Predictions

Predictions of node categories are commonly used to estimate homophily and other relational properties in networks. However, little is known about the validity of using predictions for this task. We show that estimating homophily in a network is a problem of predicting categories of dyads (edges) in...

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Main Authors: George Berry, Antonio Sirianni, Ingmar Weber, Jisun An, Michael Macy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2021-08-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v8-14-285/