degree15-ergmTerm-ea15bf13: Degree to the 3/2 power

In ergm: Fit, Simulate and Diagnose Exponential-Family Models for Networks

Degree to the 3/2 power

Description

This term adds one network statistic to the model equaling the sum over the actors of each actor's degree taken to the 3/2 power (or, equivalently, multiplied by its square root). This term is an undirected analog to the terms of \insertCiteSnVa10i;textualergm, equations (11) and (12). This term can only be used with undirected networks.

Usage

# binary: degree1.5

See Also

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

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