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The starting point in network analysis is not primarily the mathematically defined object of a graph, but rather almost everything that in ordinary language is called ‘network’. These networks that occur in biology, computer science, economy, physics, or in ordinary life belong to what is often called ‘the real world’. To find suitable models for the real world is the primary goal here. The analyzed real-world networks mostly fall into three categories.
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Baumann, N., Stiller, S. (2005). Network Models. In: Brandes, U., Erlebach, T. (eds) Network Analysis. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3418. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31955-9_13
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