Table 4 Type I error rate of unweighted and weighted regression models for populations with correlation between outcome and network degree
Secondary analysis population | Binomial regression | Poisson regression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correlation of degree and outcome | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | |
Population homophily = 1.25 | |||||
1 | extreme negative (ρ = −0.133) | 0.043 | 0.548 | 0.037 | 0.455 |
2 | extreme positive (ρ = 0.534) | 0.048 | 0.003 | 0.037 | 0.003 |
3 | moderate negative (ρ = −0.092) | 0.062 | 0.498 | 0.049 | 0.445 |
4 | moderate positive (ρ = 0.059) | 0.046 | 0.241 | 0.032 | 0.229 |
Population homophily = 1.50 | |||||
5 | extreme negative (ρ = −0.132) | 0.037 | 0.529 | 0.029 | 0.412 |
6 | extreme positive (ρ = 0.534) | 0.054 | 0.006 | 0.043 | 0.006 |
7 | moderate negative (ρ = −0.093) | 0.037 | 0.459 | 0.025 | 0.418 |
8 | moderate positive (ρ = 0.060) | 0.024 | 0.186 | 0.020 | 0.175 |