Descriptive vs. inferential community detection in networks pitfalls, myths and half-truths

Community detection is one of the most important methodological fields of network science, and one which has attracted a significant amount of attention over the past decades. This area deals with the automated division of a network into fundamental building blocks, with the objective of providing a...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Peixoto, Tiago, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2023.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in the structure and dynamics of complex networks,
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009769416906719
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Descriptive vs. inferential community detection; 3. Modularity maximization considered harmful; 4. Myths, pitfalls, and half-truths; 5. Conclusion; References.