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The Power of Graph Databases, Linked Data, and Graph Algorithms

Rocket-Powered Data Science

Chapter 1 provides a beautiful introduction to graphs, graph analytics algorithms, network science, and graph analytics use cases. In the discussion of power-law distributions, we see again another way that graphs differ from more familiar statistical analyses that assume a normal distribution of properties in random populations.

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The Gartner 2021 Leadership Vision for Data & Analytics Leaders Webinar Q&A

Andrew White

But we are seeing increasing data suggesting that broad and bland data literacy programs, for example statistics certifying all employees of a firm, do not actually lead to the desired change. New data suggests that pinpoint or targeted efforts are likely to be more effective. We do have good examples and bad examples.