This Algorithm Tests The Strength Of Your Relationship
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In his new book "Dataclysm: Who We Are When We Think No One's Looking," Rudder writes about a tool that visualizes your social network and evaluates relationships using a special algorithm created by Rudder's team.
"The graph assigns weight to relationships, so 'cliques' of friends will cluster together. You can mouse over to see people's names," the app states.
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"Research from a variety of sources (e-mails, IM, telephone) has shown that the more mutual friends two people share, the stronger their relationship. More connections imply more time together, more common interest, and more stability," Rudder writes.
However, the algorithm Rudder and his team developed measures more than just the number of common connections; it measures the number of clusters of friends you have in common.
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Data networks which show clusters of connected friend groups, like Facebook, are vital to performing this type of analysis.
"For relationships, and romantic relationships specifically, this data has enabled a new, powerful measure of how strong a bond between two people is. It turns out your lives should not just be intertwined, but intertwined in a specific way," Rudder writes.
You can see your own friend clusters and the measure of your relationship online here.
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