What are Networks

Tabular Data

Person	Name	Age	Widgets
	J	30	1
	Y	21	3
	G	32	4
	Z	48	8

Network Data

Key Terms

Node/Vertex/Actor

An entity in our network. Can be anything.

Ties/Edges

The connections between entities in our network.

Network/Graph

“Finite set or sets of actors and the relation or relations defined on them.”¹

Component

Interconnected parts of a network.

Network Data

Networks in R

There are two major players in the network scene in R.

Graph Level Properties - Components

Graph Level Properties - Directionality

Graph Level Properties - Density

Graph Level Properties - Centralization

Node Level Properties - Degree

Node Level Properties - Degree

Example Networks - 1

Example Networks - 2

Example Networks - 3

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