network analysis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of network analysis
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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In this new work, scientists applied a more detailed method known as network analysis, which allowed them to track how specific symptoms -- rather than overall depression scores -- responded to the medication.
From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2025
In 1999, Loris Degioanni made his first contributions to an open source network analysis tool that eventually became Wireshark, as part of his master’s thesis.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025
He and his colleagues used a so-called network analysis, a process that looks at how different people or objects relate to and interact with one another.
From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 2023
Police departments, politicians, academics, and policymakers are again embracing focused deterrence, a violence reduction strategy that relies on strategic subject lists, gang databases, and social network analysis as a way to reduce violence.
From Slate • Nov. 1, 2022
The Post used network analysis, a technique that represents relationships between different members of a group, to analyze professional connections between NFL coaches.
From Washington Post
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