Hi Dmitry,
In a nutshell, you can't make undirected data directed but you can make directed data undirected. SNA programs usually have a function that will do this for you, and you can typically tell it whether you want it to count bidirectional ties as 1 or 2 links
between those actors. Unless you have multiple relationship types in your maps you should probably just count them as 1. You could also check if your undirected data has tie weights or if it's just looking at whether or not 2 actors are connected, and then
make a decision on how to count bidirectional ties that mirrors this data.
Once you make your directed network undirected you can do your analysis as usual on both networks.
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Dear All,
I have two networks of the same people: a directed network of followers and an undirected network of vocabulary sharers. Could you suggest any techniques to compare the two networks for any signs of structural similarity? I am mostly concerned about the
difference in the directedness. Thank you!
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Dmitry Zinoviev, Professor of Computer Science, Suffolk University, Boston, MA 02114
Author of "Data Science Essentials in Python" and "Complex Network Analysis in Python"
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