measure_fragmentation: Measures of network fragmentation

In netrics: Many Ways to Measure and Classify Membership for Networks, Nodes, and Ties

Measures of network fragmentation

Description

These functions return values relating to how connected a network is and the number of nodes or edges to remove that would increase fragmentation.

• net_by_cohesion() measures the minimum number of nodes to remove from the network needed to increase the number of components.

• net_by_toughness() measures the number of nodes that would need to be removed from a network to increase its number of components.

• net_by_adhesion() measures the minimum number of ties to remove from the network needed to increase the number of components.

• net_by_strength() measures the number of ties that would need to be removed from a network to increase its number of components.

Usage

net_by_cohesion(.data)

net_by_adhesion(.data)

net_by_strength(.data)

net_by_toughness(.data)

Arguments

.data

A network object of class mnet, igraph, tbl_graph, network, or similar. For more information on the standard coercion possible, see manynet::as_tidygraph().

Value

A network_measure numeric score.

References

On cohesion

White, Douglas R and Frank Harary. 2001. "The Cohesiveness of Blocks In Social Networks: Node Connectivity and Conditional Density." Sociological Methodology 31(1): 305-59. \Sexpr[results=rd]{tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1111/0081-1750.00098")}

See Also

Other cohesion: mark_triangles, measure_breadth, measure_cohesion, motif_net, motif_node

Other measures: measure_assort_net, measure_assort_node, measure_breadth, measure_broker_node, measure_broker_tie, measure_brokerage, measure_central_between, measure_central_close, measure_central_degree, measure_central_eigen, measure_centralities_between, measure_centralities_close, measure_centralities_degree, measure_centralities_eigen, measure_closure, measure_closure_node, measure_cohesion, measure_core, measure_diffusion_infection, measure_diffusion_net, measure_diffusion_node, measure_diverse_net, measure_diverse_node, measure_features, measure_hierarchy, measure_periods

Examples

net_by_cohesion(fict_marvel)
net_by_cohesion(to_giant(fict_marvel))
net_by_adhesion(fict_marvel)
net_by_adhesion(to_giant(fict_marvel))
net_by_strength(ison_adolescents)
net_by_toughness(ison_adolescents)

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