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multiplex (version 3.7)

read.dl: Read dl Files

Description

A function to read files with the Ucinet dl format.

Usage

read.dl(file)

Value

a data frame for two-mode networks, or an array representing the multiple networks with one set of actors.

Arguments

file

character vector containing a file name or path of the data representing the network

Author

Antonio Rivero Ostoic

Details

Files dl serve to represent multiple network structures, and it is one of the formats used in NetDraw, which is a component of the Ucinet program. Besides multiple networks, the function can read two-mode structures as well.

References

Borgatti, S.P., NetDraw Software for Network Visualization. Analytic Technologies. 2002.

Borgatti, S.P., Everett, M.G. and Freeman, L.C. Ucinet for Windows: Software for Social Network Analysis. Analytic Technologies. 2002.

See Also

write.dl, edgel, read.gml