Table 2 Different types of correlation (Spearman, Pearson, Kendall) between weighted degree centrality values in the three pairs of networks, with the related p-values

Spearman

0.272 (\(p = 0.291\))

0.054 (\(p = 0.837\))

\(\mathbf {0.549}\) (\(p = 0.022\))

Pearson

0.381 (\(p = 0.131\))

0.134 (\(p = 0.607\))

\(\mathbf {0.625}\) (\(p = 0.007\))

Kendall

0.191 (\(p = 0.308\))

0.044 (\(p = 0.839\))

\(\mathbf {0.382}\) (\(p = 0.034\))