Analysis of bidding networks in eBay: Aggregate preference identification through community detection

AAAI Workshop - Technical Report

Volumn WS-07-09, Issue , 2007, Pages 66-73

  Jin, R Kang Xing ^a   Parkes, David C ^b   Wolfe, Patrick J ^b  

^a FACEBOOK   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STRUCTURES; COMMUNITY DETECTION; ELECTRONIC MARKETS; INTENT RECOGNITION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY SCREENS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PREFERENCE INFORMATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED DATA; TECHNICAL REPORTS;

CAMERAS; COMMERCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; GRAPH THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 51849144104     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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