simY_rrl function

Simulate an relational matrix based on a relative rank nomination scheme

simY_rrl(EZ, rho, odobs, YO)

Arguments

• EZ: a square matrix giving the expected value of the latent Z matrix
• rho: dyadic correlation
• odobs: a scalar or vector giving the observed number of nominations for each node
• YO: a square matrix identifying where missing values should be maintained

Returns

a square matrix, where higher values represent stronger relationships

Author(s)

Peter Hoff