Countries              package:SNAData              R Documentation

_C_o_u_n_t_r_i_e_s _T_r_a_d_e _D_a_t_a

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Graphs of relation data between a countries trade network and data
     frame of attribute variables.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(basicGoods)
     data(food)
     data(crudeMaterials)
     data(minerals)
     data(diplomats)
     data(countriesAttrs)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     'basicGoods': graphNEL object with 24 nodes and 310 directed edges

     'food': graphNEL object with 24 nodes and 307 directed edges

     'crudeMaterials': graphNEL object with 24 nodes and 307 directed
     edges

     'minerals': graphNEL object with 24 nodes and 135 directed edges

     'diplomats': graphNEL object with 24 nodes and 369 directed edges

     'countriesAttrs': data frame with 24 rows and 4 columns

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     The graphs contain the following relation information from one
     country to another.  The data are reported in Tables B.12-B.16,
     respectively, in Wasserman and Faust (1999).

     'basicGoods' trade of basic manufactured goods

     'food' trade of food and live animals

     'crudeMaterials' trade of crude materials, excluding food

     'minerals' trade of minerals, fuels, and other petroleum products

     'diplomats' exchange of diplomats

     'countriesAttrs' contains the following attribute variables for
     the countries.  The data are reported in Table B.17 in Wasserman
     and Faust (1999).

     'PopGrowth' average annual population growth between 1970 and 1981

     'GNP' average GNP growth rate per capita between 1970 and 1981

     'Schools' secondary school enrollment ratio in 1980

     'Energy' energy consumption per capita in 1980, measured in kilo
     coal equivalents

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Wasserman, S. and Faust, K. (1999). _Social Network Analysis_.
     Cambridge University Press. New York.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Smith, D. and White, D. (1988). Structure and dynamics of the
     global economy: Network analysis of international trade 1965-1980.
     Unpublished manuscript.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     data(basicGoods)
     data(food)
     data(crudeMaterials)
     data(minerals)
     data(diplomats)
     data(countriesAttrs)

