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Network Visualization

By: Simon Lindgren
In: Encyclopedia of Social Networks
Edited by: George A. Barnett
Subject:Group Processes/Dynamics, Social Networks
Keywords:graph theory; layout; network analysis; network visualization; networking; nodes; visualization

The traditional way of representing networks visually is through point-and-line maps. The terminology used in relation to network visualization is based on graph theory. A graph is represented through the drawing of dots representing vertices (or nodes) and the drawing of ...

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  Lindgren, S. (2011). Network visualization. In G. A. Barnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of social networks (Vol. 1, pp. 620-623). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n249
  
  Lindgren, Simon. "Network Visualization." In Encyclopedia of Social Networks, edited by Barnett, George A., 620-23. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n249.
  
  Lindgren, S. 2011. Network Visualization. In: George A. Barnett Editor, 2011. Encyclopedia of Social Networks, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 620-623 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n249> [Accessed 16 May 2021].
  
  Lindgren, Simon. "Network Visualization." Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Edited by George A. Barnett. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 620-23. SAGE Knowledge. 16 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412994170.n249.
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