Hello! I have been collecting data using the Network Canvas digital tool and exporting it as a CSV and a GraphML file. I am now struggling to find a way to view it. I want to view the GraphML file in a similar way to how it is viewed in the tool itself. I tried using Gephi to open the file, but it only shows the alters as black circles without the names of the alters. Is there a better way to open the file and present it in a similar way to how it is viewed during the interview in the tool? Perhaps there’s a way to view it in the tool itself?
Thank you!
Hi @urla3524!,
I’m sorry about the trouble you’re having viewing your data in GraphML using Gephi. I’m not sure if it will help, but in case you haven’t yet reviewed this post (which includes embedded links to relevant information on our documentation site), you may want to take a look: Ego data in GraphML output
Happy New Year! Let us know if you’re still struggling after reviewing this additional information related to GraphML.
Kate
Thank you for the quick reply, and happy new year!
Unfortunately my problem is that I don’t have a way to view the network graph, including the names of the alters, after I export the data from network canvas.
Is there a way to view the data within network canvas, like the interviewee would see it while building their network?
I am conducting a case study and would like to present the data visually as close to the way they were viewed in the interview itself.
If you have any ideas that could help me that would be great!
Thank you very much again, I am enjoying using you amazing tool very much!
Uri
Hi Uri!
Apologies for not fully grasping your initial question. Unfortunately there isn’t functionality within the tool to export the visual network as created by the participant on the Sociogram in Interviewer; you might instead consider taking a screenshot at the time of generation and printing that out to give directly to the participant. I hope that helps!
Best of luck with your case study!
Kate
Hi Uri
Visualising with Gephi should work correctly, and should be able to reproduce the sociogram layout as created in the app.
If you can provide some example output data from your protocol, I will let you know what the issue is.
I should add that you can also consider loading the data into an R or Python data frame, and then visualising using any of the existing ego network visualisation tools.
There’s an example of this type of workflow here: https://documentation.networkcanvas.com/en/desktop/tutorials/working-with-data
Thank you very much, I was able to find a solution in Gephi.
I really appreciate all of your help!