For my research project - and my dissertation - I use methods of network analysis. I am especially interested in analyzing my data under dynamic aspects (evolution and changes of networks).
I am not quite familiar with XML, java and all that stuff, as it is not my profesion.
My question:
Is somewhere out there a description of how to create out of an Excelsheet a dynamic network?
Experiences
I already checked the given description in the wiki and the primer document and made some tryouts. Unfortunately it didn't work.
1: I tryed to import static timeframes as described in the wiki - Gephi created new nodes, instead of adding the information of the timeframe to the existing ones. For example a new edge was created by new nodes as well, instead of connecting existing nodes.
2: I definetely need the "spell" functionality, because in my data nodes and edges appear and disappear several times. As far as I understood this is not possible by using the description given in the wiki? Or is it?
After checking the primer document I knew roughly how the gexf file has to look like. But once again I cannot create the code manually.
So please give me some advice of how to prepare my data. I worked with gehphi for 1 year now and I keep on working more intensifely with it the following year and will not hesitate to share my experiences and publications.
