Concept Web Graph

This tab displays a web graph showing all of the concepts within the selected cluster(s) as well as linked concepts outside the cluster. This graph can help you see how the concepts within a cluster are linked and any external links. Each concept in a cluster is represented as a node, which is color coded according to the type color. See the topic Creating types for more information.

The internal links between the concepts within a cluster are drawn and the line thickness of each link is directly related to either the doc count for each concept pair's co-occurrence or the similarity link value, depending on your choice on the graph toolbar. The external links between a cluster's concepts and those concepts outside the cluster are also shown.

If concepts are selected in the Cluster Definitions dialog box, the Concept Web graph will display those concepts and any associated internal and external links to those concepts. Any links between other concepts that do not include one of the selected concepts do not appear on the graph.

Note: By default, the graphs are in the interactive/selection mode in which you can move nodes. However, you can edit your graph layouts in Edit mode including colors and fonts, legends, and more. For more information, see Using Graph Toolbars and Palettes.
If you copy the graph data, using the Copy Visualization Data button, and paste it into a spreadsheet or text editor, you will see that the data is given column headers such as V1, V2, through to V7. These columns contain the following information:
  • V1, V2 These values correspond to the screen coordinates (X and Y, respectively).
  • V3, V6 List the concept type.
  • V4, V5 Shows the concept label.
  • V7 Currently unused.