Book description
Produce advanced network graphs in Gephi and gain valuable insights into your network datasets
In Detail
Mastering Gephi Network Visualization will take you through an overview of Gephi and network behavior, followed by detailed chapters addressing layouts, filtering, graph statistics, dynamic graphs, and more. You will begin with a concise overview of working with the Gephi interface. You will then see how to create your own graphs and understand the graph layouts to arrange a sample dataset. You will understand the theory behind Dynamic Network Analysis, followed by sample applications on how Gephi can be used to model these networks. You will also learn about the plugins that are most critical for network analysis and graph creation. Finally, you will put together all the previously learned concepts and gain insight on the future state of network graph analysis.
After reading this book and following the examples provided, you will have the confidence and expertise to create your own compelling graphs.
What You Will Learn
- Familiarize yourself with the Gephi interface
- Understand the plugins that are most critical for network analysis and graph creation
- Assess your own network graph needs
- Examine key network behaviors such as contagion, diffusion, and clustering
- Effectively display a sample dataset using your own graphs
- Identify and analyze network patterns
- Use Gephi's powerful filtering capabilities to improve your graphs
- Create dynamic graphs with time-based network data
- Export your graphs for use beyond Gephi
Table of contents
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Mastering Gephi Network Visualization
- Table of Contents
- Mastering Gephi Network Visualization
- Credits
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- About the Reviewers
- www.PacktPub.com
- Preface
- 1. Fundamentals of Complex Networks and Gephi
- 2. A Network Graph Framework
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3. Selecting the Layout
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Overviewing the layout types
- Force-based layouts
- The ARF layout
- Force Atlas
- Force Atlas 2
- Force Atlas 3D
- The Fruchterman-Reingold algorithm
- The OpenOrd algorithm
- The Yifan Hu algorithm
- The Yifan Hu Proportional layout
- The Yifan Hu multilevel approach
- Tree layouts
- Circular layouts
- Radial layouts
- Geographic layouts
- Additional layouts
- Additional layout tools
- Assessing your graphing needs
- Layout strengths and weaknesses
- Testing layouts
- Layout selection criteria
- Graph aesthetics
- Summary
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Overviewing the layout types
- 4. Network Patterns
- 5. Working with Filters
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6. Graph Statistics
- Overview of graph statistics
- Interpreting graph statistics
- Application of statistical measures
- Summary
- 7. Segmenting and Partitioning a Graph
- 8. Dynamic Networks
- 9. Taking Your Graph Beyond Gephi
- 10. Putting It All Together
- A. Data Sources and Other Web Resources
- Index
Product information
- Title: Mastering Gephi Network Visualization
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2015
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781783987344
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