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stergm_MCMC_sample {tergm}

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Collects a sample of networks and returns the formation and dissolution statistics of each sample

Description

stergm_MCMC_sample is a low-level internal function not intended to be called directly by end users. It collects a sample of networks and returns the formation and dissolution statistics of each sample, along with a toggle matrix of the changes needed from the original network to each in the sample.

stergm_MCMC_slave is an even lower-level function that actually calls the C code.

Usage

stergm_MCMC_sample(nw, model.form, model.diss, model.mon, proposal.form,
  proposal.diss, control, theta.form = NULL, theta.diss = NULL,
  verbose = FALSE, ..., eta.form = ergm.eta(theta.form,
  model.form$etamap), eta.diss = ergm.eta(theta.diss, model.diss$etamap))

stergm_MCMC_slave(Clist.form, Clist.diss, Clist.mon, proposal.form,
  proposal.diss, eta.form, eta.diss, control, verbose)

Arguments

`nw`	a `network` object
`model.form, model.diss, model.mon`	formation, dissolution, and monitoring model, as returned by `ergm_model`
`proposal.form, proposal.diss`	a list of parameters needed for proposals of the formations and dissolutions
`control`	list of control paramters, probably from `control.stergm`
`verbose`	logical; whether this and other functions should be verbose
`eta.form, eta.diss`	vectors of natural parameters.
`Clist.form, Clist.diss, Clist.mon`	formation, dissolution, and monitoring "Clist", as returned by `ergm.Cprepare`

Details

This function is normally called inside simulate.stergm to prepare inputs for the C sampling code and return its results

Value

returns the MCMC sample as a list containing: