Using R to Build and Assess Network Models in Biology

G. Hartvigsen

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena (2011)

  • Volume: 6, Issue: 6, page 61-75
  • ISSN: 0973-5348

Abstract

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In this paper we build and analyze networks using the statistical and programming environment R and the igraph package. We investigate random, small-world, and scale-free networks and test a standard problem of connectivity on a random graph. We then develop a method to study how vaccination can alter the structure of a disease transmission network. We also discuss a variety of other uses for networks in biology.

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Hartvigsen, G.. "Using R to Build and Assess Network Models in Biology." Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena 6.6 (2011): 61-75. <http://eudml.org/doc/222427>.

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