Hmm… isn't this kinda self-selecting? Is it any surprise that the central node in the network derived from the metadata in Paul Revere's Ride is Paul Revere? (Hint: the clue is in the title.)
On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Tom Johnson <t...@jtjohnson.com> wrote: > Sniffing out Paul Revere with basic social network > analysis<http://flowingdata.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f538bce868aac1144d248c0bc&id=56f67c9387&e=b8cf2c76dd> > Jun 13, 2013 03:07 am > > [image: Paul Revere Network] > > It's *just* metadata. What can you do with that? Kieran Healy, a > sociology professor at Duke University, shows what you can do, with just > some basic social network > analysis<http://flowingdata.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f538bce868aac1144d248c0bc&id=aac7fd19f9&e=b8cf2c76dd>. > Using metadata from Paul Revere's > Ride<http://flowingdata.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f538bce868aac1144d248c0bc&id=12a5ff9097&e=b8cf2c76dd>on > the groups that people belonged to, Healy sniffs out Paul Revere as a > main target. Bonus points for writing the summary from the point of a view > of an 18th century analyst. > > What a nice picture! The analytical engine has arranged everyone neatly, > picking out clusters of individuals and also showing both peripheral > individuals and—more intriguingly—people who seem to bridge various groups > in ways that might perhaps be relevant to national security. Look at that > person right in the middle there. Zoom in if you > wish<http://flowingdata.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f538bce868aac1144d248c0bc&id=bc68914a2b&e=b8cf2c76dd>. > He seems to bridge several groups in an unusual (though perhaps not unique) > way. His name is Paul Revere. > > You can grab the R code and dataset on > github<http://flowingdata.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f538bce868aac1144d248c0bc&id=6f884b558a&e=b8cf2c76dd>, > too, if you want to follow along. > > http://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2013/06/09/using-metadata-to-find-paul-revere/ > > -tj > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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