Multi-Attribute Networks and the Impact of Partial Information on Inference and Characterization

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2011-09-14

arxiv.org/abs/1109.3160v2

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Association networks represent systems of interacting elements, where a link between two different elements indicates a sufficient level of similarity between element attributes. While in reality relational ties between elements can be expected to be based on similarity across multiple attributes, the vast majority of work to date on association networks involves ties defined with respect to only a single attribute. We propose an approach for the inference of multi-attribute association networks from measurements on continuous attribute variables, using canonical correlation and a hypothesis-testing strategy. Within this context, we then study the impact of partial information on multi-attribute network inference and characterization, when only a subset of attributes is available. We examine through a combination of analytical and numerical techniques the implications of the choice and number of node attributes on the ability to detect network links and, more generally, to estimate higher-level network summary statistics, such as node degree, clustering coefficients, and measures of centrality. We consider in detail the case of two attributes and discuss generalization of our findings to more than two attributes. Our work is motivated by and illustrated within the context of gene/protein regulatory networks in human cancer cells.

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