ryule: Generate a (non-random) network from a Yule Distribution
Description
Generate a network with a given number of actors having a degree distribution draw
from a Yule distribution.
The resultant network is not random - that is, is not a random draw from all such networks.
If the network package is available, the network is returned as
a network object. If not a sociomatrix is returned.
Arguments
n
Number of actors in the network.
rho
PDF exponent of the Yule distribution.
maxdeg
Maximum degree to sample (using truncation of the distribution). If this is greater then n-1 then n-1 is used.
maxit
integer; maximum number of resamplings of the degree sequence to find a valid network.
verbose
Print out details of the progress of the algorithm.
References
Jones, J. H. and Handcock, M. S. "An assessment
of preferential attachment as a mechanism for human sexual
network formation," Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, 2003,
270, 1123-1128.