1st Edition

Handbook of Graphs and Networks in People Analytics With Examples in R and Python

By Keith McNulty Copyright 2022
268 Pages 87 Color Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

268 Pages 87 Color Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

268 Pages 87 Color Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

Handbook of Graphs and Networks in People Analytics: With Examples in R and Python covers the theory and practical implementation of graph methods in R and Python for the analysis of people and organizational networks. Starting with an overview of the origins of graph theory and its current applications in the social sciences, the book proceeds to give in-depth technical instruction on how to... Read more

1. Graphs Everywhere!, 2. Working With Graphs, 3. Visualizing Graphs, 4. Restructuring Data For Use in Graphs, 5. Paths and Distance, 6. Vertex Importance and Centrality, 7. Components, Communities and Cliques, 8. Assortativity and Similarity, 9. Graphs as Databases, 10. Further Exercises for Practice

Biography

Keith McNulty, PhD is a leading practitioner of applied mathematics, statistics, psychometrics and people analytics. He is currently Global Director of Talent Science and Analytics at McKinsey & Company.

“It is exciting and inspiring to see the way McNulty explains network methods, as he unpacks the distinct elements and analytic steps to make them transparent. This makes it easier for readers to see how these elements fit together and apply to organizational challenges, sparking new ideas for innovative solutions. By demystifying this topic, McNulty empowers people to find their own solutions and engage in more productive conversations, regardless of who is writing the actual code or running the analyses. This book can help to democratize network analysis and improve the level of data fluency in organizations more generally.”

- From the foreword by Professor Jeff Polzer, Harvard Business School