Building Network Graphs with Tableau

Stéphane Fréchette - stephanefrechette@ukubu.com!Blog: stephanefrechette.com!

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What is a Network Graph?

A “graph" is made up of "vertices" or "nodes" and "lines" called "edges" that connect them…

G = (V, E)

Graphs can be used to model many types of relations and processes. Many practical problems can be represented by graphs

To visualize relationships, connections and associations in networks

Why we build them?

“A picture is worth a thousand words”

Tableau’s Out of the Box Network Graphs?

None!

Not really…

Tableau is a “Swiss Army Knife” for Data Visualization

Data preparation is key!

Demo - A simple Network Graph

ResourcesNodeXL: https://nodexl.codeplex.com/ Gephi: https://gephi.org/ Fusion Tables: https://support.google.com/fusiontables/answer/2566732?hl=en TouchGraph Navigator: http://www.touchgraph.com/navigator Graphviz: http://www.graphviz.org/ Cytoscape: http://www.cytoscape.org/ Neo4j: http://www.neo4j.org/ !Clearly and Simply: Build Network Graphs in Tableau Maarten van Steen: Graph Theory and Complex Networks (free online access)

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