Table 2.
Topological comparison of the Facebook (FB), Google Plus (GP), Online social network (OSN), and actors’ IMDB datasets with the five preferential attachment network models, and a baseline random network (null model).
| Datasets | AD | APL | ACC | Mod | Dmt | Dns | φ | p-val |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 19.82 | 2.481 | 0.266 | 0.468 | 8 | 0.005 | ||
| Null | 9.986 ± 0.165 | 2.448 ± 0.014 | 0.034 ± 0.001 | 0.229 ± 0.001 | 4 ± 0.000 | 0.054 ± 0.000 | 0.598 | 0.1936 |
| DPA | 8.755 ± 0.097 | 4.526 ± 0.220 | 0.018 ± 0.067 | 0.615 ± 0.003 | 9.7 ± 0.006 | 0.005 ± 0.577 | 0.731 | 0.1313 |
| WBPA | 8.908 ± 0.154 | 3.142 ± 0.101 | 0.259 ± 0.021 | 0.568 ± 0.020 | 6 ± 0.000 | 0.005 ± 0.000 | 0.878 | 0.2435 |
| ECPA | 8.906 ± 0.178 | 4.318 ± 0.030 | 0.016 ± 0.002 | 0.616 ± 0.002 | 9.5 ± 0.707 | 0.005 ± 0.000 | 0.738 | 0.1599 |
| ClsPA | 8.812 ± 0.103 | 5.764 ± 0.167 | 0.006 ± 0.001 | 0.634 ± 0.019 | 13.5 ± 2.121 | 0.005 ± 0.000 | 0.653 | 0.0124 |
| CCPA | 8.934 ± 0.114 | 3.924 ± 0.107 | 0.007 ± 0.002 | 0.622 ± 0.004 | 7 ± 1.000 | 0.005 ± 0.001 | 0.756 | 0.2029 |
| Datasets | AD | APL | ACC | Mod | Dmt | Dns | φ | p-val |
| GP | 12.15 | 3.9 | 0.404 | 0.44 | 12 | 0.035 | ||
| Null | 12.129 ± 0.109 | 2.344 ± 0.006 | 0.038 ± 0.001 | 0.203 ± 0.002 | 3 ± 0.000 | 0.038 ± 0.000 | 0.676 | 0.1658 |
| DPA | 8.351 ± 0.156 | 2.664 ± 0.001 | 0.051 ± 0.003 | 0.238 ± 0.001 | 4.5 ± 0.707 | 0.021 ± 0.000 | 0.662 | 0.2460 |
| WBPA | 8.370 ± 0.139 | 2.384 ± 0.007 | 0.269 ± 0.027 | 0.275 ± 0.006 | 5 ± 0.000 | 0.021 ± 0.000 | 0.709 | 0.3100 |
| ECPA | 8.614 ± 0.113 | 2.683 ± 0.018 | 0.042 ± 0.003 | 0.232 ± 0.006 | 4.4 ± 0.548 | 0.021 ± 0.000 | 0.659 | 0.2479 |
| ClsPA | 8.242 ± 0.112 | 2.770 ± 0.150 | 0.027 ± 0.002 | 0.232 ± 0.018 | 5 ± 1.000 | 0.021 ± 0.000 | 0.664 | 0.2944 |
| CCPA | 8.262 ± 0.219 | 2.773 ± 0.090 | 0.028 ± 0.002 | 0.247 ± 0.006 | 6.3 ± 0.577 | 0.021 ± 0.000 | 0.676 | 0.4553 |
| Datasets | AD | APL | ACC | Mod | Dmt | Dns | φ | p-val |
| OSN | 10.68 | 3.055 | 0.138 | 0.249 | 8 | 0.008 | ||
| Null | 10.807 ± 0.121 | 2.777 ± 0.008 | 0.011 ± 0.001 | 0.211 ± 0.002 | 4.3 ± 0.577 | 0.012 ± 0.000 | 0.731 | 0.8718 |
| DPA | 11.789 ± 0.126 | 3.078 ± 0.018 | 0.019 ± 0.003 | 0.232 ± 0.008 | 8.6 ± 0.547 | 0.006 ± 0.000 | 0.839 | 0.9973 |
| WBPA | 11.911 ± 0.163 | 3.035 ± 0.005 | 0.242 ± 0.023 | 0.252 ± 0.007 | 7.4 ± 0.894 | 0.007 ± 0.001 | 0.874 | 0.9982 |
| ECPA | 11.793 ± 0.101 | 3.075 ± 0.210 | 0.021 ± 0.004 | 0.253 ± 0.006 | 7 ± 1.000 | 0.006 ± 0.000 | 0.842 | 0.9968 |
| ClsPA | 11.807 ± 0.103 | 3.319 ± 0.159 | 0.009 ± 0.002 | 0.263 ± 0.022 | 12.7 ± 0.57 | 0.007 ± 0.001 | 0.781 | 0.7022 |
| CCPA | 11.681 ± 0.224 | 3.155 ± 0.007 | 0.006 ± 0.001 | 0.221 ± 0.010 | 6.4 ± 0.547 | 0.006 ± 0.000 | 0.802 | 0.9903 |
| Datasets | AD | APL | ACC | Mod | Dmt | Dns | φ | p-val |
| IMDB | 23.02 | 3.772 | 0.197 | 0.63 | 13 | 0.001 | ||
| Null | 3.396 ± 0.134 | 5.501 ± 0.010 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.49 ± 0.002 | 14.3 ± 0.577 | 1E-6 ± 0.000 | 0.682 | 0.0031 |
| DPA | 3.438 ± 0.101 | 5.288 ± 0.002 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.642 ± 0.009 | 15.5 ± 0.600 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.712 | 0.0030 |
| WBPA | 3.526 ± 0.040 | 4.045 ± 0.035 | 0.159 ± 0.021 | 0.555 ± 0.018 | 10.2 ± 0.690 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.803 | 0.0043 |
| ECPA | 3.461 ± 0.111 | 5.103 ± 0.019 | 0.006 ± 0.001 | 0.634 ± 0.005 | 12.0 ± 0.700 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.739 | 0.0039 |
| ClsPA | 3.475 ± 0.077 | 7.611 ± 0.119 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.741 ± 0.016 | 18.8 ± 0.400 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.613 | 0.0003 |
| CCPA | 3.413 ± 0.134 | 4.862 ± 0.004 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.621 ± 0.006 | 8.0 ± 0.333 | 1E-4 ± 0.000 | 0.702 | 0.0018 |
Standard deviation is marked with ±. Bold values on each column represent the closest match to the reference network. A higher fidelity φ means a closer match with the reference network.