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ergm (version 3.9.4)

ergm.getnetwork: Acquire and verify the network from the LHS of an ergm formula and verify that it is a valid network.

Description

The function function ensures that the network in a given formula is valid; if so, the network is returned; if not, execution is halted with warnings.

Usage

ergm.getnetwork(formula, loopswarning = TRUE)

Arguments

formula

a two-sided formula whose LHS is a network, an object that can be coerced to a network, or an expression that evaluates to one.

loopswarning

whether warnings about loops should be printed (TRUE or FALSE); defaults to TRUE.

Value

A network object constructed by evaluating the LHS of the model formula in the formula's environment.