R: Ties in simmelian triads

simmelianties-ergmTerm {ergm} | R Documentation

## Ties in simmelian triads

### Description

This term adds one statistic to the model equal to the number of ties in the network that are associated with Simmelian triads, as defined by Krackhardt and Handcock (2007). Each Simmelian has six ties in it but, because Simmelians can overlap in terms of nodes (and associated ties), the total number of ties in these Simmelians is less than six times the number of Simmelians. Hence this is a measure of the clustering of Simmelians (given the number of Simmelians).

### Usage

    # binary: simmelianties

### Note

This term can only be used with directed networks.

### See Also

`ergmTerm` for index of model terms currently visible to the package.

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