Function to obtain the linearity index improved by de Vries (1995).
Usage
improved_index(dmatrix, smatrix)
Value
h' index
Arguments
dmatrix
dyatic matrix
smatrix
sociomatrix
Author
Julia P. S. Valente, Matheus Deniz, Karolini T. de Sousa.
Details
The function improved_index is obtained by the following expression: h' = h(6/(n^3-n)*u),
where "h'" is the linearity index, "n" is the total of animals, "u" is the unknown or
tied relationships.
References
de Vries, H. (1995). An improved test of linearity in dominance hierarchies
containing unknown or tied relationships. Animal Behaviour, 50(5), 1375–1389.