TABLE 4.

Assortativity coefficients by neurotype, node degree, and node strength.

	Neurotype		Node degree		Node Strength
Network	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Initiation (all ties)	0.27	0.29	0.03	0.29	0.13	0.32
Strongest ties only	0.47	0.53	−0.14	0.44	−	−
Total (all ties)	0.24	0.25	0.06	0.13	0.07	0.21
Strongest ties only	0.49	0.54	0.15	0.62	−	−

A positive coefficient suggests a tendency for students with similar attributes to connect, while a negative coefficient suggests a tendency to connect with dissimilar peers. The value of a coefficient suggests the intensity of assortative/disassortative mixing, where a coefficient close to -1 or 1 suggests the greatest level of disassortativity or assortativity, respectively, while a coefficient close to 0 suggests no tendency of assortative mixing. For subnetworks of students’ strongest social ties, assortativity coefficients based on node strengths were not calculated because all ties were equally strong.