Information theoretic network approach to socioeconomic correlations

2020/09/30 by Alec Kirkley · 15 citations
Computer Science · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · Psychology · #Complex Network Analysis Techniques #Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis #Computer science #Data science #Demography #Econometrics #Mathematics #Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence #Psychology #Socioeconomic status #Sociology #cs.SI #physics.soc-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevresearch.2.043212

published in Physical Review Research 2(4) (American Physical Society)

openalex publication_date 2020/11/10 · arxiv created 2020/11/12 · arxiv updated 2020/11/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

This study develops a scale-independent framework for assessing correlations in distributional data based on regional adjacency networks and information theory, and applies it to various problems related to the spatial analysis of socioeconomic data.

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