network (version 1.0-1)

network.density: Compute the Density of a Network

Description

network.density computes the density of its argument.

Usage

network.density(x)

Arguments

x

an object of class network

Value

• The network density.

Details

The density of a network is defined as the ratio of extant edges to potential edges. We do not currently consider edge values; missing edges are automatically omitted.

References

Wasserman, S. and Faust, K. 1994. Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

See Also

network.edgecount, network.size

Examples

#Create an arbitrary adjacency matrix
m<-matrix(rbinom(25,1,0.5),5,5)
diag(m)<-0

g<-network.initialize(5)    #Initialize the network
network.density(g)          #Calculate the density