1. Inference for Social Networks Based on Epidemic Data Open Access Author: Groendyke, Christophe Title: Inference for Social Networks Based on Epidemic Data Graduate Program: Statistics Keywords: networksERGMMCMCErdos-Renyimeasles File: Download CGDissertation.pdf Committee Members: David Hunter, Committee Chair/Co-ChairMurali Haran, Committee MemberDebashis Ghosh, Committee MemberPadma Raghavan, Committee Member
2. Theory and Applications of Estimation Methods for Exponential-family Random Graph Models Open Access Author: Schmid, Christian Title: Theory and Applications of Estimation Methods for Exponential-family Random Graph Models Graduate Program: Statistics Keywords: networkERGMMLEpseudolikelihoodlikelihood principlesimulated annealingGodambe informationSCOTUScitationsmajority opinionsparametric bootstrap File: Download Dissertation_Christian_Schmid_final.pdf Committee Members: David Hunter, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorXiaoyue Niu, Major Field MemberMurali Haran, Major Field MemberBruce Desmarais, Outside Unit, Field & Minor MemberEthan Fang, Major Field MemberEphraim Mont Hanks, Program Head/Chair
3. Addressing Issues of Degeneracy and Phase Transition in Exponential-Family Random Graph Models via Tapering Open Access Author: Landon, Edward Title: Addressing Issues of Degeneracy and Phase Transition in Exponential-Family Random Graph Models via Tapering Graduate Program: Statistics Keywords: ERGMmaximum entropyIsing modelbimodalitymaximum likelihood estimation File: Download EdwardLandon_Thesis_FINAL.pdf Committee Members: David Hunter, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Schweinberger, Committee MemberRunze Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies