What I learned at Sunbelt 2015
1. Statnet Web is the first interactive interface for the ergm package. Using Shiny tools, it is a web application that brings the powerful modeling algorithms without the burden of the R code. The whole process is more transparent and inviting for the non-experts.
2. Social capital is a multifaceted concept. It can be thought of in terms of bridging versus bonding (Putnam), brokerage and structural holes (Burt), strength of weak ties (Granovetter), classical capital theor
