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George Dyson at the birth of the computer

George Dyson at the birth of the computer

怎样化杂为简 Scaling of cities With urban population increasing dramatically worldwide, cities are playing an increasingly critical role in human societies and the sustainability of the planet. An obstacle to effective policy is the lack of meaningful urban metrics based on a quantitative understanding of cities. Typically, linear per capita indicators are used to characterize and rank cities. However, these implicitly ignore the fundamental role of nonlinear agglomeration integral to the life history of cities. As such, per capita indicators conflate general nonlinear effects, common to all cities, with local dynamics, specific to each city, failing to provide direct measures of the impact of local events and policy. 1.15). Figures Citation: Bettencourt LMA, Lobo J, Strumsky D, West GB (2010) Urban Scaling and Its Deviations: Revealing the Structure of Wealth, Innovation and Crime across Cities. Editor: Juan A. Received: May 18, 2010; Accepted: September 16, 2010; Published: November 10, 2010 Introduction . Results .

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社會網路分析 出自 MBA智库百科( 社會網路分析(Social Network Analysis) 社會網路分析方法是由社會學家根據數學方法﹑圖論等發展起來的定量分析方法,近年來,該方法在職業流動、城市化對個體幸福的影響、世界政治和經濟體系、國際貿易等領域廣泛應用,併發揮了重要作用。社會網路分析是社會學領域比較成熟的分析方法,社會學家們利用它可以比較得心應手地來解釋一些社會學問題。 網路指的是各種關聯,而社會網路(Social Network)即可簡單地稱為社會關係所構成的結構。 從社會網路的角度出發,人在社會環境中的相互作用可以表達為基於關係的一種模式或規則,而基於這種關係的有規律模式反映了社會結構,這種結構的量化分析是社會網路分析的出發點。 網路指的是各種關聯,而社會網路(social network)即可簡單地稱為社會關係所構成的結構。 行動者(actor):這裡的行動者不但指具體的個人,還可指一個群體、公司或其他集體性的社會單位。 關係紐帶(relational tie):行動者之間相互的關聯即稱關係紐帶。 二人組(dyad):由兩個行動者所構成的關係。 三人組(triad):由三個行動者所構成的關係。 子群(subgroup):指行動者之間的任何形式關係的子集。 群體(group):其關係得到測量的所有行動者的集合。 社會網路分析是對社會網路的關係結構及其屬性加以分析的一套規範和方法。 從這個意義上說,社會網路分析不僅是對關係或結構加以分析的一套技術,還是一種理論方法——結構分析思想。 韋爾曼指出,作為一種研究社會結構的基本方法,社會網路分析具有如下基本原理: 1.關係紐帶經常是不對稱地相互作用著的,在內容和強度上都有所不同。 2.關係紐帶間接或直接地把網路成員連接在一起;故必須在更大的網路結構背景中對其加以分析。 3.社會紐帶結構產生了非隨機的網路,因而形成了網路群(network clusters)、網路界限和交叉關聯。 4.交叉關聯把網路群以及個體聯繫在一起。 5.不對稱的紐帶和複雜網路使稀缺資源的分配不平等。 6.網路產生了以獲取稀缺資源為目的的合作和競爭行為。 這種結構分析的方法論意義是:社會科學研究的對象應是社會結構,而不是個體。 傳統上對社會現象的研究存在著個體主義方法論與整體主義方法論的對立。 通常,社會學家們是在如下幾個層次上使用社會結構概念的:

Social network analysis software Social network analysis software (SNA software) is software which facilitates quantitative or qualitative analysis of social networks, by describing features of a network either through numerical or visual representation. Overview[edit] Some SNA software can perform predictive analysis.[5] This includes using network phenomena such as a tie to predict individual level outcomes (often called peer influence or contagion modeling), using individual-level phenomena to predict network outcomes such as the formation of a tie/edge (often called homophily models[6]) or particular type of triad, or using network phenomena to predict other network phenomena, such as using a triad formation at time 0 to predict tie formation at time 1. Network analysis software generally consists of either packages based on graphical user interfaces (GUIs), or packages built for scripting/programming languages. Interactive Data Visualization technology often includes social network analysis capabilities. Notes

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Downloads Gephi is an open-source and multiplatform software distributed under the dual license CDDL 1.0 and GNU General Public License v3. Official Releases Release Notes | System Requirements | Installation instructions Gephi 0.9.2 is the latest stable release. Download Gephi for LinuxVersion 0.9.2 If you have an older Gephi on your computer, you should uninstall it first, see the installation instructions. All downloads:Download Gephi 0.9.2 for Mac OS XDownload Gephi 0.9.2 for WindowsDownload Gephi 0.9.2 for LinuxDownload Gephi 0.9.2 sourcesDownload Older Versions Sources: Gephi uses GitHub to host the source code and track issues. Localization Localization is available in French, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Czech and German. Data sets Web/Internet, Social Networks, Biological Networks, Infrastructures and others… If you are looking for data samples to test Gephi, look at the wiki. Learn how to use Gephi Thank you for your support!

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