Specify Controls and Parameters by Network

This utility function allows specification of certain netsim() controls and parameters to vary by network. The netsim() control arguments currently supporting multilayer specifications are nwstats.formula, set.control.ergm, set.control.tergm, and tergmLite.track.duration. The param.net() parameters supporting them are inf.prob, inf.prob.g2, and act.rate, which the built-in infection modules then apply per layer.

Usage

multilayer(...)

Arguments

...

control arguments or parameter values to apply to each network, with the index of the network corresponding to the index of the argument

Value

an object of class multilayer containing the specified control arguments or parameter values

See also

netsim() for passing a list of netest() fits and netclique() layers, one per network. The Multi-Layer Networks chapter of the Network Modeling for Epidemics course materials works through a two-layer model in full.

Examples

# A household layer that transmits more per contact than the community layer
param <- param.net(inf.prob = multilayer(0.45, 0.10), act.rate = 1)
param
#> Model Parameters
#> ---------------------------
#> inf.prob = multilayer(0.45, 0.1)
#> act.rate = 1