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Main Authors: Gunderson, Lee M, Bravo-Hermsdorff, Gecia, Orbanz, Peter
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.00188
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author Gunderson, Lee M
Bravo-Hermsdorff, Gecia
Orbanz, Peter
author_facet Gunderson, Lee M
Bravo-Hermsdorff, Gecia
Orbanz, Peter
contents In this work, we describe a method that determines an exact map from a finite set of subgraph densities to the parameters of a stochastic block model (SBM) matching these densities. Given a number $K$ of blocks, the subgraph densities of a finite number of stars and bistars uniquely determines a single element of the class of all degree-separated stochastic block models with $K$ blocks. Our method makes it possible to translate estimates of these subgraph densities into model parameters, and hence to use subgraph densities directly for inference. The computational overhead is negligible; computing the translation map is polynomial in $K$, but independent of the graph size once the subgraph densities are given.
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spellingShingle The Graph Pencil Method: Mapping Subgraph Densities to Stochastic Block Models
Gunderson, Lee M
Bravo-Hermsdorff, Gecia
Orbanz, Peter
Discrete Mathematics
Combinatorics
Statistics Theory
In this work, we describe a method that determines an exact map from a finite set of subgraph densities to the parameters of a stochastic block model (SBM) matching these densities. Given a number $K$ of blocks, the subgraph densities of a finite number of stars and bistars uniquely determines a single element of the class of all degree-separated stochastic block models with $K$ blocks. Our method makes it possible to translate estimates of these subgraph densities into model parameters, and hence to use subgraph densities directly for inference. The computational overhead is negligible; computing the translation map is polynomial in $K$, but independent of the graph size once the subgraph densities are given.
title The Graph Pencil Method: Mapping Subgraph Densities to Stochastic Block Models
topic Discrete Mathematics
Combinatorics
Statistics Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.00188