ABSTRACT

Chapter 4 explains how the information networks can be analysed using social network-style metrics, and also looks into developing the method with a variety of subject areas that may be applied. The aim of this chapter is to investigate the possibility of developing the quantitative power of the information networks on the basis of the findings from Chapter 4. Bayesian networks have been identified as a potential method that could be integrated with information network theory in order to objectify the model further. This chapter looks at combining the two methodologies and making use of an often underused source of data.