rank.deference-ergmTerm {ergm.rank}

Deference (aversion)

Description

Measures the amount of "deference" in the network: configurations where an ego i ranks an alter j over another alter k, but j, in turn, ranks k over i . A lower-than-chance value of this statistic and/or a negative coefficient implies a form of mutuality in the network.

Usage

# valued: rank.deference

See Also

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

Keywords

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