Specification of Exponential-Family Random Graph Models: Terms and Computational Aspects

Exponential-family random graph models (ERGMs) represent the processes that govern the formation of links in networks through the terms selected by the user. The terms specify network statistics that are sufficient to represent the probability distribution over the space of networks of that size. Ma...

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Main Authors: Martina Morris, Mark S. Handcock, David R. Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Foundation for Open Access Statistics 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Statistical Software
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Online Access:http://www.jstatsoft.org/v24/i04/paper