Comparing alternatives to the fixed degree sequence model for extracting the backbone of bipartite projections

Abstract Projections of bipartite or two-mode networks capture co-occurrences, and are used in diverse fields (e.g., ecology, economics, bibliometrics, politics) to represent unipartite networks. A key challenge in analyzing such networks is determining whether an observed number of co-occurrences b...

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Main Authors: Zachary P. Neal, Rachel Domagalski, Bruce Sagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03238-3