| esp-ergmTerm {ergm} | R Documentation |
This is just like the dsp term, except this term adds one network
statistic to the model for each element in d where the i th such
statistic equals the number of edges (rather than dyads) in the
network with exactly d[i] shared partners. This term can be used with
directed and undirected networks.
# binary: esp(d)
d |
a vector of distinct integers |
For directed networks, only outgoing two-path ("OTP") shared partners
are counted. In other words, for a (directed) edge i -> j in a directed graph, the number of
shared partners counted by esp is the number of nodes k that have edges
i -> k -> j. (These may also be called homogeneous shared partners.) To
count other types of shared partners instead, see desp.
ergmTerm for index of model terms currently visible to the package.