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Visualizing static networks with R
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Visualizing static networks with R

Taught in English

You (Lilian) Cheng

Instructor: You (Lilian) Cheng

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Intermediate level

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2 hours
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Only available on desktop
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What you'll learn

  • Learn to preprocess raw data to create nodes and edges

  • Learn to create network data using the igraph package

  • Learn to visualize static networks with base R functions

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Intermediate level

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2 hours
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Only available on desktop
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About this Guided Project

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Task 1: Explain What a Network Is and Import Libraries

  2. Task 2: Read Raw Data and Calculate the Amount of Collaboration Among Marvel Heroes

  3. Task 3: Select a Weight Criterion Using a Histogram and Use the Criterion to Extract Edges From the Data Produced in Task 2

  4. Task 4: Text Processing, and Extract Nodes From the Edges Data Produced in Task 3

  5. Task 5: Create a Network Based on the Edges and Nodes Components Created in Task 4 and Calculate Its Communities

  6. Task 6: Assign Community Information to Edges and Nodes Data and Then Visualize a Network

  7. Task 7: Visualize Different Types of Static Networks

Recommended experience

Familiarity with some R data-wrangling packages such as tidyverse and knowing how to write R functions will be helpful, but is not necessary. 

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You (Lilian) Cheng
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