Automatic Core-Developer Identification on GitHub:
A Validation Study

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RQ3: Which metrics and network-construction methods are most accurate in classifying developers into core and peripheral?

Accuracy of the classification methods (across all projects)

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Networks: unsimplified, undirected, all contributors
Accuracy assessment based on privileged+extended events
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classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-3months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-6months-sliding
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classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-12months-sliding

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Networks: unsimplified, directed, all contributors
Accuracy assessment based on privileged+extended events
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classification-results-unsimplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-6months
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-9months
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-12months
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-3months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-6months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-9months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-12months-sliding

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Networks: simplified, undirected, all contributors
Accuracy assessment based on privileged+extended events
classification-results-simplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-3months
classification-results-simplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-6months
classification-results-simplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-9months
classification-results-simplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-12months
classification-results-simplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-3months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-6months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-9months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-undirected-allcontributors-privileged+extended-12months-sliding

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Networks: simplified, directed, all contributors
Accuracy assessment based on privileged+extended events
classification-results-simplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-3months
classification-results-simplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-6months
classification-results-simplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-9months
classification-results-simplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-12months
classification-results-simplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-3months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-6months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-9months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-directed-allcontributors-privileged+extended-12months-sliding

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Networks: unsimplified, undirected, code contributors
Accuracy assessment based on privileged+extended events
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-3months
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-6months
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-9months
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-12months
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-3months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-6months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-9months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-12months-sliding

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Networks: unsimplified, directed, code contributors
Accuracy assessment based on privileged+extended events
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-3months
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-6months
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-9months
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-12months
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-3months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-6months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-9months-sliding
classification-results-unsimplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-12months-sliding

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Networks: simplified, undirected, code contributors
Accuracy assessment based on privileged+extended events
classification-results-simplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-3months
classification-results-simplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-6months
classification-results-simplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-9months
classification-results-simplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-12months
classification-results-simplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-3months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-6months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-9months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-undirected-codecontributors-privileged+extended-12months-sliding

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Networks: simplified, directed, code contributors
Accuracy assessment based on privileged+extended events
classification-results-simplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-3months
classification-results-simplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-6months
classification-results-simplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-9months
classification-results-simplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-12months
classification-results-simplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-3months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-6months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-9months-sliding
classification-results-simplified-directed-codecontributors-privileged+extended-12months-sliding

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