[Air-l] re: network analysis programs

[Willard Uncapher]

At 01:08 PM 9/25/2001 -0500, Chris wrote:
>I'm trying to learn more about network analysis statistical programs. I 
>want to know which are used most often, which are Window-oriented, 
>limitations to various programs, etc.

I earlier provided INSNA's software site, as well as some thoughts about 
key issues associated with network data collection. Barry Wellman also 
emphasized this site.

If I might go one step further, you might also consider the issue of the 
visualization of dynamically interconnected data in general, of the 
translation of sampled data into spatialized, temporalized, 
haptic/embodied, and/or linguistic 'representations' and feedback. Nodes 
and links are but one frame, and even multidimensional networks can be 
represented different ways.  Many of the people I work with are quite 
creatively excited by 'visualization' research. Further, socio-cultural 
theorists such as Johannes Fabian have raised the question of the visualist 
bias of social theories and assumptions about power (eg the panopticon), 
while many scientists with whom I have talked, such as GIS mapmakers, and 
interested in working with artists to think of new ways to 'inform' all the 
data.

To that end, you might also consider some of the 'data-mining' software 
(some of it free) on:  <www.kdnuggets.com/software/visualization.html >. In 
fact, this professional data mining site is full of interesting software 
<http://www.kdnuggets.com/software/index.html> and resources, 
<http://www.kdnuggets.com/index.html>. The site includes text analysis, 
classification, clustering software, as well as examples of companies 
involved in data mining. There are variants of network analysis software 
here which might not have been appropriate on INSNA's site, but which 
explores the organization in and of networks, as well as  other models.

Good luck!   Willard


Willard Uncapher, Ph.D. / Ctr. for Technocultural Studies / UC, Davis / 
willard at well.com
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