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likely to appeal to buyers of a product.
Figure 2-7
uses symbols reinforced
with color to reveal patterns by basic class of product. The label-based
technique used in
Figure 2-7
can be used instead here with product titles to
provide a more nuanced (but cluttered) view of the character of products in
each cluster. Chapter 14, “Big Data,” provides further analysis of this data.
One of the characteristics of graph visualization of communities is that
visually spatial relationships are more important than link clarity. The links
produce the spatial relationship but become less important when you are
reading thegraph. Insomecases, ifthegoalissimply toidentify and analyze
cliques, it may be clearer to remove the links.
Figure 2-9
shows computed online social communities separated into
groups with links hidden. Locale is reflected by color and label, indicating
composition of the group. Because the original layout is preserved, central
connectors and general relationships are still apparent.
