Focusing on the hierarchical structure inherent in social and biological networks might provide a smart way to find missing connections that are not revealed in the raw data — which could be useful in a range of contexts.
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Redner, S. Teasing out the missing links. Nature 453, 47–48 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/453047a
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