relational structures (networks)

Question 1

core concept

Answer 1

focuses on relationships between data points (nodes and links)

Question 2

nodes

Answer 2

entity (person, place, item

Question 3

link

Answer 3

relationship (friendship, transaction etc

Question 4

unimodal

Answer 4

one type of node, ie friends

Question 5

bimoal

Answer 5

two sets of nodes

ie, ppl and books

Question 6

properties of links

Answer 6

directed
undirected
weighted
unweighte d

Question 7

directed

Answer 7

a-b phone call

Question 8

undirected

Answer 8

a-b friendship

Question 9

weighted

Answer 9

strength of relationship
ie, number of calls

Question 10

unweighteds

Answer 10

exists or doesnt exist (yes,no)

Question 11

metrics

Answer 11

degree
centrality
path
clutering
small world effect

Question 12

degree

Answer 12

number of connecitons per node

Question 13

centrality

Answer 13

how influential a node is

Question 14

path

Answer 14

route between two nodes

Question 15

clustering

Answer 15

how tight nodes are grouped

Question 16

small world effect

Answer 16

everyone is closely connection

Question 17

visual types

Answer 17

node link diagram
adjacency matrix
nodetrix

Question 18

node link diagram

Answer 18

common graph style

Question 19

adjacency matrix

Answer 19

grid layout of connections

Question 20

nodetrix

Answer 20

combines both for clarity

Question 21

challenges - 3

Answer 21

hairball effect
occlusion

Question 22

hairball effect

Answer 22

overcroweded graphs

Question 23

occlusion

Answer 23

overlapping labels or lines

Question 24

what helps resolve these

Answer 24

interactivity and filtering