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Displays a formatted summary of a netify object, including network type, dimensions, summary statistics, and available attributes.

Usage

# S3 method for class 'netify'
print(x, ...)

Arguments

x

A netify object

...

Additional parameters (not used)

Value

Invisibly returns the input netify object. Called for its side effect of printing network information to the console.

Details

The print method displays:

  • Network type (unipartite/bipartite, symmetric/asymmetric)

  • Edge weight specification

  • Temporal structure (cross-sectional or number of time periods)

  • Actor counts (total unique actors, or separate row/column counts for bipartite)

  • Summary statistics (density, reciprocity, transitivity, etc.)

  • Available nodal and dyadic attributes

For longitudinal networks, summary statistics are averaged across time periods. For multilayer networks, statistics are shown separately for each layer.

Author

Ha Eun Choi, Cassy Dorff, Colin Henry, Shahryar Minhas