Structure and bias in the network autocorrelation model

Social Networks

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 290-300

  Neuman, Eric J ^a   Mizruchi, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Network autocorrelation model; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956937219     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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