confounding, model inconsistency, and statistical dependence in networks. Here we show that in some settings, social network … additional period, then under the null of no contagion, the problems of model inconsistency and statistical dependence …

Abstract We present a list of challenges one faces when given the task of modeling dependence between stochastic … common) pitfalls and fallacies, and we particularly address readers who are new to dependence modeling. The presented list of … challenges is clearly not complete, but it gives a flavor of how difficult and subtle the task of dependence modeling can be …