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  • Network science
  • Statistical physics
  • Complex systems analysis

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  • Network correlation dimension describes how network distance is distributed via a power-law model.
  • This dimension significantly influences network structure and dynamical processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop robust maximum likelihood methods for identifying network correlation dimension.
  • To compare traditional power-law modeling approaches for correlation dimension estimation.
  • To introduce a likelihood ratio test for comparing correlation dimension and small-world network models.

Main Methods:

  • Development of new maximum likelihood estimation techniques.
  • Comparison of modeling the fraction of nodes within a distance versus at a distance.
  • Application of a likelihood ratio test for model comparison.

Main Results:

  • The new methods accurately identify network correlation dimension and the relevant distance intervals.
  • The network correlation dimension model effectively captures empirical network structure over large neighborhoods.
  • The proposed methods outperform the small-world network scaling model.

Conclusions:

  • Improved methods provide more accurate estimates of network correlation dimension.
  • Prior studies may have systematically underestimated network correlation dimension.
  • The network correlation dimension model offers a superior description of network structure compared to small-world models.