Social Network Analysis Using R

Examine the relationships and trends among social networks in new and exciting ways. Learn how to perform social network analysis with R.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Creating Network Graphs

• Download and install sna and igraph
• 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

Conclusion

• Next steps