Beyond pairwise network similarity: exploring mediation and suppression between networks
Mediation analysis aims to clarify the nature of the relationship between two variables, by elucidating the role of a third variable, which can allow or suppress the relationship, or being simply not involved in the process. The authors introduce this framework in the analysis of three-layered multi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Communications Physics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00638-9 |
| Summary: | Mediation analysis aims to clarify the nature of the relationship between two variables, by elucidating the role of a third variable, which can allow or suppress the relationship, or being simply not involved in the process. The authors introduce this framework in the analysis of three-layered multiplex networks, assessing whether a link between two nodes in one layer affects the probability of having a link between the two same nodes in the other two layers, and present some applications to social and biological networks. |
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| ISSN: | 2399-3650 |