In this chapter you learned how to create and import Gephi data. Specifically, you should now understand the concepts detailed below.
Nodes represent the items or entities within a network graph, and edges are the lines that connect nodes to one another. Each node or edge can be sized to represent the relative weight of both an item and its connections to other nodes in the network accurately. Gephi makes it quite simple to specify these weights using the Data Laboratory.
You have also learned how to import data from a spreadsheet file into Gephi. This approach will enable you to work with larger files and specify node sizes and edge weights without having to use the Data Laboratory.
Finally, we learned how to use a MySQL database connection to create files to be imported into Gephi. This can be an excellent option if you have data that is already in the MySQL format, and it is often the best choice for working with large datasets.
Now that you are comfortable creating and importing...