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The document introduces networks and network analysis in Python. It discusses what networks are and examples like social and transportation networks. It also covers network structure, the NetworkX API, different types of graphs, visualizing networks, and the nxviz API.

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Introduction To Network Analysis in Python Chapter1

The document introduces networks and network analysis in Python. It discusses what networks are and examples like social and transportation networks. It also covers network structure, the NetworkX API, different types of graphs, visualizing networks, and the nxviz API.

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Introduction to

Networks
I N T R O D U C T I O N T O N E T W O R K A N A LY S I S I N P Y T H O N

Eric Ma
Data Carpentry instructor and author of
nxviz package
Networks!
Examples:
Social

Transportation

Model relationships between entities

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Networks!
Insights:

Important entities: in uencers in social network

Path nding: most e cient transport path

Clustering: nding communities

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Network Structure

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Network Structure

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Network Structure

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Network Structure

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NetworkX API Basics
import networkx as nx
G = nx.Graph()
G.add_nodes_from([1, 2, 3])
G.nodes()

[1, 2, 3]

G.add_edge(1, 2)
G.edges()

[(1, 2)]

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NetworkX API Basics
G.node[1]['label'] = 'blue'
G.nodes(data=True)

[(1, {'label': 'blue'}), (2, {}), (3, {})]

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NetworkX API Basics
nx.draw(G)
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.show()

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Let's practice!
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Types of graphs
I N T R O D U C T I O N T O N E T W O R K A N A LY S I S I N P Y T H O N

Eric Ma
Data Carpentry instructor and author of
nxviz package
Undirected graphs
Facebook social graph

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Undirected graphs
import networkx as nx
G = nx.Graph()
type(G)

networkx.classes.graph.Graph

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Directed graphs
Directed: Twi er social graph

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Directed graphs
D = nx.DiGraph()
type(D)

networkx.classes.digraph.DiGraph

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Types of graphs
Multi(Di)Graph: Trip records between bike sharing stations

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Multi-edge (Directed) graphs
M = nx.MultiGraph()
type(M)

networkx.classes.multigraph.MultiGraph

MD = nx.MultiDiGraph()
type(MD)

networkx.classes.multidigraph.MultiDiGraph

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Weights on graphs
Edges can contain weights

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Weights on graphs
Edges can contain weights

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Weights on graphs
Edges can contain weights

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Self-loops
Nodes that are connected to themselves

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Let's practice!
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Network
visualization
I N T R O D U C T I O N T O N E T W O R K A N A LY S I S I N P Y T H O N

Eric Ma
Data Carpentry instructor and author of
nxviz package
Irrational vs. Rational visualizations

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Visualizing networks
Matrix plots

Arc plots

Circos plots

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Visualizing networks
Matrix plots

Arc plots

Circos plots

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Matrix plot

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Matrix plot

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Matrix plot

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Matrix plot

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Directed matrices

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Visualizing networks
Matrix Plots

Arc Plots

Circos Plots

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Arc plot

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Visualizing networks
Matrix Plots

Arc Plots

Circos Plots

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Circos plot

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Circos plot

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nxviz API
import nxviz as nv
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
ap = nv.ArcPlot(G)
ap.draw()
plt.show()

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Let's practice!
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