compareNetworks: Compare parameters of two networks
In BioNet: Routines for the functional analysis of biological networks

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The function compares the following parameters of two networks: diameter, average degree, degree exponent, average path length and plots the cumulative degree distributions. The networks have to be connected components.

1	compareNetworks(network1, network2, plot=TRUE)

`network1`	Network graphNEL or igraph format.
`network2`	Second network in graphNEL or igraph format, or subnetwork drawn from first network.
`plot`	Boolean value, whether to plot the cumulative degree distributions.

A vector of network parameters is returned:

`diam.network1`	Network diameter
`diam.network2`	Diameter of the subnetwork
`av.degree.network1`	Average degree of the network
`av.degree.network2`	Average degree of the subnetwork
`degree.exponent.network1`	Degree exponent of the network
`degree.exponent.network2`	Degree exponent of the subnetwork
`av.path.length.network1`	Average path lenght of the network
`av.path.length.network2`	Average path length of the subnetwork

Daniela Beisser

library(DLBCL)
data(interactome)
subnet1 <- largestComp(subNetwork(nodes(interactome)[1:100], interactome))
subnet2 <- largestComp(subNetwork(nodes(interactome)[101:200], interactome))
compareNetworks(network1=subnet1, network2=subnet2)