Modeling Systems as Networks

Nice introduction to graph analytics in Radar. An excellent technique we used often in the enterprise. Even if it does lead to a direct analytical solution, it can provide a means to better understanding of a complex decision or causal system.   Much more in my tag links below, and open source software you can use.   By Russell Jurney: 

" ... Networks of all kinds drive the modern world. You can build a network from nearly any kind of data set, which is probably why network structures characterize some aspects of most phenomenon. And yet, many people can’t see the networks underlying different systems. In this post, we’re going to survey a series of networks that model different systems in order to understand different ways networks help us understand the world around us.

We’ll explore how to see, extract, and create value with networks. We’ll look at four examples where I used networks to model different phenomenon, starting with startup ecosystems and ending in network-driven marketing.   ... "