select_top_edges: Select Top N Edges

In cograph: Analysis and Visualization of Complex Networks

Select Top N Edges

Description

Select the top N edges ranked by weight or another metric.

Usage

select_top_edges(
  x,
  n,
  by = "weight",
  ...,
  .keep_isolates = FALSE,
  keep_format = FALSE,
  directed = NULL
)

Arguments

x	Network input.
n	Integer. Number of top edges to select.
by	Character. Metric for ranking. One of: "weight", "abs_weight", "edge_betweenness". Default "weight".
...	Additional filter expressions.
.keep_isolates	Keep nodes with no edges? Default FALSE.
keep_format	Keep input format? Default FALSE.
directed	Auto-detect if NULL.

Value

A cograph_network with the top N edges.

See Also

select_edges, select_top

Examples

adj <- matrix(c(0, .5, .8, 0,
                .5, 0, .3, .6,
                .8, .3, 0, .4,
                 0, .6, .4, 0), 4, 4, byrow = TRUE)
rownames(adj) <- colnames(adj) <- c("A", "B", "C", "D")

# Top 3 edges by weight
select_top_edges(adj, n = 3)

# Top 2 by edge betweenness
select_top_edges(adj, n = 2, by = "edge_betweenness")

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