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Network Analysis

This guide defines network analysis and discusses several network analysis tools and methods

Networks in R and Python

Packages in R 

  • ggraph plots network graphs using the conventions and power of ggplot2. 
  • igraph is a collection of network analysis tools with the emphasis on efficiency, portability, and ease of use. igraph is open source and free, and can be used in R, Python, and C++. 
  • network manages relational data in R. Networks can be created with any combination of undirected/directed, valued/unvalued, dyadic/hyper, and single/multiple edges. 
  • networkD3 creates D3 JavaScript network, tree, dendrogram, aand Sankey graphs. 
  • tidygraph conceptualizes a network graph as two tidy data frames consisting of node and edge data. 

Online courses and tutorials

Networkx is a Python package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks. 

Networkx resources 

NetworkX tutorials

Other Python tutorials