Chapter 4. Network Patterns

One of the most critical roles of networks is their use in identifying various behaviors, regardless of whether they originate from social networks, disease tracking, idea diffusion, or any one of many other sources. There is a large and growing body of literature dedicated to network analysis that can be applied to a wide range of behavior across multiple realms, merging theory with real life examples to help you provide solutions to critical needs.

In this chapter, we will initially examine several of the most critical concepts, providing general overviews as well as external resources that examine each of these concepts more thoroughly. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:

  • Contagion and diffusion
  • Clustering ...

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