Question 6 - Network Robustness
Consider a scale-free network of Protein Interactions, with average degree of 2.9, second moment of 32.3, and degree exponent of 2.89. It is possible to affirm that:
A. The preferential attachment property is valid, with a probability Π(k) that a link of a new node links to another node of degree k proportional to the square of k.
B. This network is perfectly assortative, with a degree correlation coefficient r of 1.
C. This network displays enhanced robustness since its breakdown threshold of value 0.9 is grater than the breakdown threshold of random network prediction of value 0.65.
D. This network is in a random network regime, since the degree exponent is close to 3.
E. None of the above.
Original idea by: Vitoria D. M. Pinho
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