Research Article

A Bayesian Inference Method Using Monte Carlo Sampling for Estimating the Number of Communities in Bipartite Networks

Table 1

Derivation of the relation of and .

Type of rearrangementStatesProbability of performing the moveProbability of selecting two distinct communities of the same typeProbability of selecting a specific node from or to distinct communities of the same typeTotal probability π (using equation (23))

Type 1 with 1 − 1/(N − 1)
1 − 1/(N − 1)

Type 1 with 1 − 1/(N − 1)1 (now  = 1)
1/(N − 1)

Type 2 with 1/(N − 1)
1 − 1/(N − 1)1 (now  = 1)