A new look at clustering coefficients with generalization to weighted and multi-faction networks |
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Institution: | Wake Forest University, 1834 Wake Forest Rd, Winston Salem, NC, USA |
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Abstract: | In this paper we propose a new method for studying local and global clustering in networks employing random walk pairs. The method is intuitive and directly generalizes standard local and global clustering coefficients to weighted networks and networks containing nodes of multiple types. In the case of two-mode networks the values obtained for commonly considered social networks are in sharp contrast to those obtained, for instance, by the method of Opsahl (2013), and provide a different viewpoint for clustering. The approach is also applicable in questions related to the general study of segregation and homophily. Applications to existent data sets are considered. |
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Keywords: | Clustering coefficient Multiple random walks Two-mode networks Geodesic distance Weighted networks Multi-faction networks |
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