Network Visualization using Kumu - A gentle introduction
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Key points from slides:
- Data Visualization: Display complex information in a way that makes it easier for your end user to explore or understand what you have done.
- Network Visualization: Displays complex relationships through an arrangement nodes and edges and can be categorized as physical or logical. A network can be also be represented through mathematical notation with roots in graph theory.
- Data is structured as nodes and edges with attributes of directionality, weight etc.
- Before starting project it is good to step back and consider:
- your message
- your audience
- your data (requirements + structure)
- Kumu is a great online tool with a robust free tier, for advanced options try Gephi.
- Many other visualization tools can be found linked from the data visualization subject guide.