Social Network Visualizations.md

module
Social Networks

Steps for Creating

1. Obtain the data.
2. Convert the data into a [[#Formats| format]] for importing into a library.
3. Import the library.
4. Choose a [[#Layouts | layout]].
5. Experiment with the resulting visualization.

Formats

• GEXF - XML-based format for describing network structures.
• GML - Text-based format with a simple syntax.
• GraphML - XML-based format supporting attributes for nodes and edges.
• GraphViz Dot - Text-file format with a human readable syntax.
• JSON - Preferred file format of JS based tools.

Libraries & Software

• Stand-Alone Software
  • Gephi
  • GraphViz
  • NodeXL
• [[Python]] Libraries
  • [NetworkX[(https://networkx.org/)
  • iGraph
• JavaScript Libraries
  • D3
  • ArborJs
  • Cytoscape
  • Sigma

Layouts

• Circular - Nodes are placed on a circle, evenly spaced.
• Force-Directed - Uses a physics simulator to emulate gravity and force on elements.

Resources

A Google Colaboratory was created to show NetworkX functionality.

Influential Figures Graph

One of the coolest things I saw during this class. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619004210/https://brendangriffen.com/post/wikipedia-thinkers/