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Figure 8.11 shows how an unstructured data tool (Inmon Data Systems)
can display health problems based on how many times certain problems were
referenced across all the records associated with a given patient.
Affinity analysis can be seen in social networking tools, as well as in general
relationship depictions. Sometimes it may be important to track the various
ways that people are related to other people in order to see if new connections
can be found. In law enforcement, it is very important to cross reference people
across cases and associated data about a person or a case. People may also
play different roles across different cases. ...