Social Network Analysis Using R

Description

In this course, you will learn :

• Analysis of Social Networks Using R teaches analysts how to use the text-based statistical language R to visualise and analyse data from social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.
• how to use the R sna and igraph modules, as well as how to format data for analysis, create graphs, analyse network graphs, and visualise networks
• Discover information about how individuals in an organisation interact by learning how to examine the relationships and trends among networks in novel and exciting ways.

Syllabus :

1. Creating Network Graphs

• Format data for social network analysis
• Create a graph from existing data
• Create sample graphs

 

2. Analyzing Network Graphs

• Measure connectedness of points
• Measure betweenness of points
• Calculate network density
• Identify cliques in a graph
• Find components of a graph
• Take a random walk on a graph

 

3. Visualizing a Network

• Visualize a network
• Change edge and vertex colors
• Write out a graph

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