Hunter David R, Goodreau Steven M, Handcock Mark S
Pennsylvania State University.
J Stat Softw. 2013 Feb 1;52(2):i02.
Exponential-family random graph models (ERGMs) represent a powerful and flexible class of models for the statistical analysis of networks. is a suite of software packages that implement these models. This paper details how the capabilities for ERGM modeling can be expanded and customized by programming additional network statistics that may be included in ERGMs. We describe a template R package called that can be modified for this purpose. It is designed to make this process as straightforward as possible. We also explain some of the internal workings of that will help users develop their own network analysis capabilities.
指数族随机图模型(ERGMs)是用于网络统计分析的一类强大且灵活的模型。 是一组实现这些模型的软件包。本文详细介绍了如何通过对可能包含在ERGMs中的其他网络统计量进行编程来扩展和定制ERGM建模功能。我们描述了一个名为 的模板R包,可为此目的进行修改。其设计目的是使这个过程尽可能简单直接。我们还解释了 的一些内部工作原理,这将有助于用户开发自己的网络分析功能。