stochastic_block_model

stochastic_block_model(sizes, p, nodelist=None, seed=None, directed=False, selfloops=False, sparse=True)

Returns a stochastic block model graph.

This model partitions the nodes in blocks of arbitrary sizes, and places edges between pairs of nodes independently, with a probability that depends on the blocks.

Parameters

sizeslist of ints

Sizes of blocks

plist of list of floats

Element (r,s) gives the density of edges going from the nodes of group r to nodes of group s. p must match the number of groups (len(sizes) == len(p)), and it must be symmetric if the graph is undirected.

nodelistlist, optional

The block tags are assigned according to the node identifiers in nodelist. If nodelist is None, then the ordering is the range [0,sum(sizes)-1].

seedinteger, random_state, or None (default)

Indicator of random number generation state. See Randomness.

directedboolean optional, default=False

Whether to create a directed graph or not.

selfloopsboolean optional, default=False

Whether to include self-loops or not.

sparse: boolean optional, default=True

Use the sparse heuristic to speed up the generator.

Returns

gNetworkX Graph or DiGraph

Stochastic block model graph of size sum(sizes)

Raises

NetworkXError

If probabilities are not in [0,1]. If the probability matrix is not square (directed case). If the probability matrix is not symmetric (undirected case). If the sizes list does not match nodelist or the probability matrix. If nodelist contains duplicate.

See also

random_partition_graph

planted_partition_graph

gaussian_random_partition_graph

gnp_random_graph

References

1

Holland, P. W., Laskey, K. B., & Leinhardt, S., “Stochastic blockmodels: First steps”, Social networks, 5(2), 109-137, 1983.

Examples

>>> sizes = [75, 75, 300]
>>> probs = [[0.25, 0.05, 0.02], [0.05, 0.35, 0.07], [0.02, 0.07, 0.40]]
>>> g = nx.stochastic_block_model(sizes, probs, seed=0)
>>> len(g)
450
>>> H = nx.quotient_graph(g, g.graph["partition"], relabel=True)
>>> for v in H.nodes(data=True):
...     print(round(v[1]["density"], 3))
...
0.245
0.348
0.405
>>> for v in H.edges(data=True):
...     print(round(1.0 * v[2]["weight"] / (sizes[v[0]] * sizes[v[1]]), 3))
...
0.051
0.022
0.07