Micro-Level Interpretation of Exponential Random Graph Models with Application to Estuary Networks

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 402-434

  Desmarais, Bruce A ^a   Cranmer, Skyler J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864528687     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2012.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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