diffusion-data

Empirical statistical analysis, visualization and simulation of
diffusion and contagion processes on networks. The package implements algorithms
for calculating network diffusion statistics such as transmission rate, hazard
rates, exposure models, network threshold levels, infectiousness (contagion),
and susceptibility. The package is inspired by work published in Valente,
et al., (2015) <DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.001>; Valente (1995) <ISBN:
9781881303213>, Myers (2000) <DOI:10.1086/303110>, Iyengar and others (2011)
<DOI:10.1287/mksc.1100.0566>, Burt (1987) <DOI:10.1086/228667>; among others.

George Vega Yon

netdiffuseR

Analysis of Diffusion and Contagion Processes on Networks

Thomas Valente

Stephanie Dyal

Timothy Hayes

diffusion-data function

By convention, non-adopting actors are coded as one plus the last observed time
of adoption. Prior empirical event history approaches have used this approach
(Valente, 2005; Marsden and Podolny, 1990) and studies have shown that
omitting such observations leads to biased results (van den Bulte &amp; Iyengar,
2011).

Right censored data

Author

Diffusion Network Datasets — diffusion-data

By convention, non-adopting actors are coded as one plus the last observed time
of adoption. Prior empirical event history approaches have used this approach
(Valente, 2005; Marsden and Podolny, 1990) and studies have shown that
omitting such observations leads to biased results (van den Bulte &amp; Iyengar,
2011).

Diffusion Network Datasets

	Medical Innovation	Brazilian Farmers	Korean Family Planning
Country	USA	Brazil	Korean
# Respondents	125 Doctors	692 Farmers	1,047 Women
# Communities	4	11	25
Innovation	Tetracycline	Hybrid Corn Seed	Family Planning
Time for Diffusion	18 Months	20 Years	11 Years
Year Data Collected	1955-1956	1966	1973
Ave. Time to 50%	6	16	7
Highest Saturation	0.89	0.98	0.83
Lowest Saturation	0.81	0.29	0.44
Citation	Coleman et al (1966)	Rogers et al (1970)	Rogers & Kincaid (1981)

diffusion-data: Diffusion Network Datasets

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Right censored data

Author

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