Graph analysis is all about finding relationships. In this post I show how to compute graph density (a ratio of how well connected relationships in a graph are) using a Cypher query with Neo4j. This is a follow up to the earlier post: SPARQL Query for Graph Density Analysis.
In this example we launch Neo4j and enter Cypher commands into the web console… Continue reading Neo4j Cypher Query for Graph Density Analysis
I’m testing out sharing SPARQL code snippets using Github Gist features. I’ll be adding more as I work through more graph-specific examples using SPARQLverse, but here is my first one:
Ideally we’d have a common landing place for building up a library of these kinds of examples.
In preparation for a post about doing graph analytics in Neo4j (paralleling SPARQLverse from this earlier post), I had to learn to load text/CSV data into Neo. This post just shows the steps I took to load nodes and then establish edges/relationships in the database.
My head hurt trying to find a simple example of loading the data I had used in my earlier example but this was because I was new to the Cypher language. I was getting really hung up on previewing the data in the Neo4j visualiser and finding that all my nodes had only ID numbers was really confusing me. I had thought it wasn’t loading my name properties or something when it was really just a visualisation setting (more on that another time). Anyway, enough distractions… Continue reading Graph relations in Neo4j – simple load example
“One area where graph analytics particularly earns its stripes is in data discovery. While most of the discussion around big data has centered on how to answer a particular question or achieve a specific outcome, graph analytics enables us, in many cases, to discover the “unknown unknowns” — to see patterns in the data when we don’t know the right question to ask in the first place.”
In the remainder of this post I outline a few more of my thoughts on this topic and give you pointers to some more resources to help you understand what to do next.
I’ve been spending a lot of time this past year running queries against the open source SPARQLverse graph analytic engine. It’s amazing how simple some queries can look and yet how much work is being done behind the scenes.
My current project requires building up a set of query examples that allow typical kinds of graph/network analytics – starting with the kinds of queries needed for Social Network Analysis (SNA), i.e. find friends of friends, graph density and more.
In this post I go through computing graph density in detail. Continue reading SPARQL Query for Graph Density Analysis
I pulled this visualization of my LinkedIn social graph together in just a few minutes while working through a tutorial. What about other social networks? Give me your input… Continue reading Social Graph – Year in Review (Preparation)
