Table 1 Different types of correlation (Spearman, Pearson, Kendall) between link weights in the three pairs of networks, with the related p-values

Spearman

\(\mathbf {0.450}\) (\(p = 4\cdot 10^{-8}\))

0.109 (\(p = 0.206\))

\(\mathbf {0.450}\) (\(p = 4\cdot 10^{-8}\))

Pearson

\(\mathbf {0.495}\) (\(p = 9\cdot 10^{-10}\))

0.103 (\(p = 0.232\))

\(\mathbf {0.456}\) (\(p = 3\cdot 10^{-8}\))

Kendall

\(\mathbf {0.316}\) (\(p = 5\cdot 10^{-8}\))

0.076 (\(p = 0.192\))

\(\mathbf {0.310}\) (\(p = 9\cdot 10^{-8}\))