Measures the amount of "deference" in the network: configurations where an ego \(i\) ranks an alter \(j\) over another alter \(k\), but \(j\), in turn, ranks \(k\) over \(i\) . A lower-than-chance value of this statistic and/or a negative coefficient implies a form of mutuality in the network.
# valued: rank.deferenceergmTerm for index of model terms currently visible to the package.
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