Network Stochastic Models

Topics

• • Kinds of hypotheses you might want to test

  • Intro to ERGM

Readings

• • ASN chap. 8.

  • Borgatti, S.P. and Cross, R. 2003. A Relational View of Information Seeking and Learning in Social Networks. Management Science. 49(4):432-445. [pdf]

• Dekker, D., Krackhardt, D. and Snijders, T.A., 2007. Sensitivity of MRQAP tests to collinearity and autocorrelation conditions. Psychometrika, 72(4), pp.563-581. [html]

Slides

• • ERGM [pdf]

  • by Johan Koskinen [pdf]

Exercises

• 10 Testing Dyadic Hypotheses

Data

• Correlates of War data (source)

• CoW data (ucinet) courtesy of Dan Halgin [zip]

• Lazega lawyers

Videos

• • ERGM [mp4]

Optional Readings

• Robins et al 2007. [pdf] (a bit dated)

• Tom A.B. Snijders, Christian E.G. Steglich, Gerhard G. van de Bunt. 2008. Introduction to Actor-Based Models for Network Dynamics [pdf]

See also

• Statistical methods