Poster
The Buckley-Osthus model and the block preferential attachment model: statistical analysis and application
Wenpin Tang · Xin Guo · Fengmin Tang
Keywords: [ Sequential, Network, and Time-Series Modeling ] [ Network Analysis ] [ Networks and Relational Learning ] [ Large Scale Learning and Big Data ]
This paper is concerned with statistical estimation of two preferential attachment models: the Buckley-Osthus model and the block preferential attachment model. We prove that the maximum likelihood estimates for both models are consistent. We perform simulation studies to corroborate our theoretical findings. We also apply both models to study the evolution of a real-world network. A list of open problems are presented.