2 papers
stat.ML2020
The Hierarchy of Block Models
Majid Noroozi, Marianna Pensky
There exist various types of network block models such as the Stochastic Block Model (SBM), the Degree Corrected Block Model (DCBM), and the Popularity Adjusted Block Model (PABM).…
math.ST2019
Estimation and Clustering in Popularity Adjusted Stochastic Block Model
Majid Noroozi, Ramchandra Rimal, Marianna Pensky
The paper considers the Popularity Adjusted Block model (PABM) introduced by Sengupta and Chen (2018). We argue that the main appeal of the PABM is the flexibility of the spectral…