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At 01:08 PM 9/25/2001 -0500, Chris wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>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.</font></blockquote><br>
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. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
To that end, you might also consider some of the 'data-mining' software
(some of it free) on:
<<a href="http://www.kdnuggets.com/software/visualization.html" eudora="autourl">www.kdnuggets.com/software/visualization.html
</a>>. In fact, this professional data mining site is full of
interesting software
<<a href="http://www.kdnuggets.com/software/index.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.kdnuggets.com/software/index.html</a>>
and resources,
<<a href="http://www.kdnuggets.com/index.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.kdnuggets.com/index.html</a>>.
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. <br><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Good luck! Willard<br><br>
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Willard Uncapher, Ph.D. / Ctr. for Technocultural Studies / UC, Davis /
willard@well.com<br>
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