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Social Network Analysis with Python

This document discusses applying social network analysis in Python. It notes that networks are made up of nodes and edges and exist everywhere in systems like friendship networks, communication networks, transportation networks, and biological networks. The document states that studying network structure allows analyzing complex phenomena like information or disease spreading. It aims to explore techniques to study social network structure using Python.

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Social Network Analysis with Python

This document discusses applying social network analysis in Python. It notes that networks are made up of nodes and edges and exist everywhere in systems like friendship networks, communication networks, transportation networks, and biological networks. The document states that studying network structure allows analyzing complex phenomena like information or disease spreading. It aims to explore techniques to study social network structure using Python.

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APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK

ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Networks
Networks: A set of objects (nodes)
with interconnections (edges).

Why study networks?

Because they are everywhere!


APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Social Networks

Friendship network in a 34-person karate club


[Zachary 1977]

Network of friendship, marital tie, and


family tie among 2200 people
[Christakis & Fowler 2007]

E-mail communication network


among 436 HP employees [Adamic & Adar 2005]
APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Transportation and Mobility Networks

Network of direct flights around the world


[Bio.Diaspora] Human mobility network based
on location of dollar bills (Where’s George)
[Thiemann et al. 2010]

Ann Arbor bus transportation network


APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Information Networks

Internet Connectivity [K. C. Claffy ]

Communication between left-wing and right-


wing political blogs [Adamic & Glance 2005]

Network of Wikipedia articles


about climate change [EMAPS]
APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Biological Networks

Protein-protein interactions
Chesapeake Bay Waterbird Food Web
[Jeong et al. 2001]
[Perry et al. 2005]
APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

And More…
• Financial networks
• Co-authorship networks
• Trade networks
• Citation networks
APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Networks Applications
Networks are everywhere, but
what can we do with them?

Is a rumor likely to spread in


this network?

Who are the most influential E-mail communication network


among 436 HP employees
people in this organization?
APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Networks Applications
Networks are everywhere, but
what can we do with them?

Is this club, likely to split into


two groups?
Friendship network in a 34-person karate club
If so, which nodes will go to
which group?
APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Networks Applications
Networks are everywhere, but
what can we do with them?

Which airports are at highest


risk for virus spreading?

Are some parts of the world


more difficult to reach? Network of direct flights around the world
APPLIED SOCIAL NETWORK
ANALYSIS IN PYTHON

Summary
Many complex structures can be
modeled by networks.

Studying the structure of a network


can allows us to answer questions
about complex phenomena.

In this course, we will explore different


network techniques to study the
structure of social networks.

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