Cargando…

On the inadequacy of nominal assortativity for assessing homophily in networks

Nominal assortativity (or discrete assortativity) is widely used to characterize group mixing patterns and homophily in networks, enabling researchers to analyze how groups interact with one another. Here we demonstrate that the measure presents severe shortcomings when applied to networks with uneq...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Karimi, Fariba, Oliveira, Marcos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10686992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38030623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48113-5