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Activity Number:
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328
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Computing
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| Abstract - #308412 |
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Title:
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What Is a 'Random Network'?
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Author(s):
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David Hunter*+
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Companies:
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The Pennsylvania State University
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Address:
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310 Thomas Building, University Park, PA, 16802,
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Keywords:
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Networks ; Social networks
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Abstract:
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This talk gives a brief survey of some existing ideas about stochastic models for networks. We will discuss a couple methods of randomly generating networks, including methods for generating networks with a specified degree distribution. The talk is also a bit of a plea for statisticians to become more involved in social networks research, as we point out some misapplications of statistical ideas that exist in the current literature.
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