Visualizing and Modeling Respondent-Driven Systems
Connect1ons conference @Medialab
December 17, 2012
Sergiy Nesterko / @snesterko
Harvard University Statistics
Respondent-Driven Systems
- Chain referral mechanisms
- Goal: model RDS as a function of nodal and population parameters
Distribution+network (with homophily)
Two variants of population networks
RDS with homophily
RDS modeled
Conclusion
- Work in collaboration with Joe Blitzstein
- This talk nesterko.com/talks/connect1ons
- Computing and visualization class in Spring 2013 theory.info/harvardstat221
- Thanks!
- ps. I am on the job market this year.