`nwtranspose`

Transpose a network

Syntax

nwtranspose 
[netname]
[,
generate(newnetname)
name(newnetname)
replace]


`generate`(newnetname)	Save transpose as new network (alias: `name()`, matching the rest of this group)
`replace`	if a network named newnetname already exists, drop it and use this name anyway

Description

Simply transposes a network, i.e. a directed tie from node i to node j is transformed in a directed tie from node j to node i. By default, nwtranspose replaces a network, but you can specify that it should create a new network instead with generate().

Examples

. nwclear
. nwrandom 5, prob(.3) name(net)
. nwsummarize net, matonly

     1   2   3   4   5
  +---------------------+
1 |  0   0   1   0   0  |
2 |  1   0   0   0   0  |
3 |  0   0   0   1   0  |
4 |  1   1   0   0   1  |
5 |  0   0   1   0   0  |
  +---------------------+

. nwtranspose net, generate(net_transp)
. nwsummarize net_transp, matonly

     1   2   3   4   5
  +---------------------+
1 |  0   1   0   1   0  |
2 |  0   0   0   1   0  |
3 |  1   0   0   0   1  |
4 |  0   0   1   0   0  |
5 |  0   0   0   1   0  |
  +---------------------+

Supported network types

Binary: yes. Directed: yes - this command’s entire purpose is transposing a network’s adjacency matrix (a no-op for a genuinely symmetric undirected network). Weighted: yes, tie values are transposed along with tie presence. Signed: yes, values (including negative) are preserved as-is. Two-mode: yes - the flag, the modes and the level labels are kept (the matrix of a two-mode network is symmetric).

nwcommands version 3.17.6, 9 November 2026 (check your installed version)