# Statistical Inference in a Directed Network Model With Covariates

@article{Yan2018StatisticalII,
title={Statistical Inference in a Directed Network Model With Covariates},
author={Ting Yan and Binyan Jiang and Stephen E. Fienberg and Chenlei Leng},
journal={Journal of the American Statistical Association},
year={2018},
volume={114},
pages={857 - 868}
}
• T. Yan, +1 author Chenlei Leng
• Published 15 September 2016
• Mathematics, Computer Science
• Journal of the American Statistical Association
ABSTRACT Networks are often characterized by node heterogeneity for which nodes exhibit different degrees of interaction and link homophily for which nodes sharing common features tend to associate with each other. In this article, we rigorously study a directed network model that captures the former via node-specific parameterization and the latter by incorporating covariates. In particular, this model quantifies the extent of heterogeneity in terms of outgoingness and incomingness of each…

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