edge.ages-ergmTerm {tergm}

Sum of ages of extant ties

Description

Sum of ages of extant ties

Usage

# binary: edge.ages

Details

This term adds one statistic equaling sum, over all ties present in the network, of the amount of time elapsed since formation.

Unlike mean.age , this statistic is well-defined on an empty network. However, if used as a target, it appears to produce highly biased dissolution parameter estimates if the goal is to get an intended average duration.

See Also

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

Keywords

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