Table 1. Properties of different methods.

Method	Reciprocity?	Preserves Intrinsic Connectivity?	Constant average connectivity?
M0: Unadapted contact patterns	No	No	No
M1: Pair-wise correction	Yes	No	No
M2: Density correction	Yes	Yes	No
M3: Density correction + Normalization	Yes	Yes (with a global factor)	Yes

Summary of the different methods to deal with contact patterns and their properties.