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Table 2.

Parameters of simulated RDS sampling. Default parameters given in boldface.

Parameter

Meaning

Values

Number of Seeds

n^{0} = \sum_{i} S_{i}^{0}

Seed Selection

Sequentially with probability proportional to degree from either:

full population, infected nodes

Branching

From each sampled node, up to n_cup previously unselected alters are selected completely at random for subsequent sampling. n_cup are selected whenever available.

Sample Size

Sampling stops when n nodes have been sampled.

500