Advances in exponential random graph (p*) models applied to a large social network

Social Networks

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-248

  Goodreau, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Exponential random graph models; p* models; Statistical models for social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147186763     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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