Re: [igraph] Edge Weights

[Tamas Nepusz]

Dear Anne,

igraph assigns no prescribed semantics to edge weights, they are just numbers. 
Some of the igraph methods interpret them as distances (e.g., the shortest path 
functions), others interpret them as similarities (e.g., the community 
detection functions). So, it all depends on which functions you are planning to 
use.

-- 
Tamas


On 2010.07.12., at 9:43, Anne Trainor wrote:

> Hello,
>   for weighted networks in igraph (R package) are the weight values in an 
> edge list depict tie strength (increase in weight value means a stronger 
> connection) or are the weight values indicate a weighted distance (as edge 
> weight increases between nodes the distance increases).
> 
> Thank you for your help,
> Anne
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