For a live demo of it in action, you can try the following link : https://analysenetwork.shinyapps.io/TerroristNetworkAnalysis The data set for the current version, is automatically loaded from the git. You will have to wait couple of seconds for that. Once the data is loaded, you can navigate to different tabs and see the result for yourself.
PS: Each tabs may take some time to process, due to the use of the free shiny server.
Social Network Analysis, is the process of investigating social structure, with the use of the networks and graphs.
Explore the communication network to understand you or your organisation's structure.
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Identify the core strategic organisation unit
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Identify the information flow path in the network.
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Identify the key strategic stakeholders in the network.
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Identifyt the operational units in the network , if they exist.
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Identify the core influencers of the network.
Practical Applications : Is used extensively in wide range of applications and disciplines. For example, businesses use SNA to support activites such as customer interaction and analysis, marketing and for varios business intelligence needs. It is also used in intelligence, counter intelligence and law enforcement activities to map a clandestine or covert organisation such as espionage ring, or a organised crime or a street gang.
The NSA is reported to have actively used it in clandestine mass electronic surveillance programs to generate data needed to perform SNA analysis on terrorist cells and other related networks. The analysis is performed to determine the leaders within the network which allows the military or other law enforcement assets to launch a captur or kill attacks on the high value targets in leadership positions to disrupt the function of the network.[1]
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