David R Hunter

Biographic Data

ID635620
NAMEDavid R Hunter
GIVEN NAMESDavid R
FAMILY NAMEHunter
SIGNATUREHUNTER D R
AFFILIATIONSPennsylvania State University
ORCID0000-0002-4976-9422
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1940
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Improving ERGM starting values using simulated annealing

    Open AccessChristian S Schmid, David R HunterARTICLESocial Networks2023References: 3

    Much of the theory of estimation for exponential family models, which include exponential-family random graph models (ERGMs) as a special case, is well-established and maximum likelihood estimates (MLEs) in particular enjoy many desirable properties. However, in the case of many ERGMs, direct calculation of MLEs is impossible and therefore methods for approximating MLEs and/or alternative estimation methods must be employed. Many MLE approximatio…

  • A statnet Tutorial

    Open AccessSteven M Goodreau, Mark S Handcock et al.ARTICLEJournal of Statistical Software2008

    The statnet suite of R packages contains a wide range of functionality for the statistical analysis of social networks, including the implementation of exponential-family random graph (ERG) models. In this paper we illustrate some of the functionality of statnet through a tutorial analysis of a friendship network of 1,461 adolescents.

  • Ergm

    Open AccessDavid R Hunter, Mark S Handcock et al.ARTICLEJournal of Statistical Software2008

    We describe some of the capabilities of the ergm package and the statistical theory underlying it. This package contains tools for accomplishing three important, and interrelated, tasks involving exponential-family random graph models (ERGMs): estimation, simulation, and goodness of fit. More precisely, ergm has the capability of approximating a maximum likelihood estimator for an ERGM given a network data set; simulating new network data sets fr…

  • Goodness of Fit of Social Network Models

    David R Hunter, Steven M Goodreau et al.ARTICLEJournal of the American…2008

    We present a systematic examination of a real network data set using maximum likelihood estimation for exponential random graph models as well as new procedures to evaluate how well the models fit the observed networks. These procedures compare structural statistics of the observed network with the corresponding statistics on networks simulated from the fitted model. We apply this approach to the study of friendship relations among high school st…

  • Specification of Exponential-Family Random Graph Models

    Open AccessM Morris, Mark S Handcock et al.ARTICLEJournal of Statistical Software2008

    Exponential-family random graph models (ERGMs) represent the processes that govern the formation of links in networks through the terms selected by the user. The terms specify network statistics that are sufficient to represent the probability distribution over the space of networks of that size. Many classes of statistics can be used. In this article we describe the classes of statistics that are currently available in the ergm package. We also …

  • Curved exponential family models for social networks

    Open AccessDavid R HunterARTICLESocial Networks2007

  • Inference in Curved Exponential Family Models for Networks

    David R Hunter, Mark S HandcockARTICLEJournal of Computational and…2006

    Network data arise in a wide variety of applications. Although descriptive statistics for networks abound in the literature, the science of fitting statistical models to complex network data is still in its infancy. The models considered in this article are based on exponential families; therefore, we refer to them as exponential random graph models (ERGMs). Although ERGMs are easy to postulate, maximum likelihood estimation of parameters in thes…

  • Stress and Release in an Urban Estate

    David R HunterARTICLESocial Service Review1965

  • Randolph Crump Miller

    Open AccessDavid R HunterARTICLEPastoral Psychology1964References: 1

  • Postwar Social Services in Berlin

    David R Hunter, Howard R StuddARTICLESocial Service Review1948

  • The Courts and Administrative "Fair Hearings" in Public Assistance Programs

    David R HunterARTICLESocial Service Review1940