How is this calculated?
The math continuously tracks how strongly this post is connected to the rest of the network. Every tag forms a 2-way link. The base stats determine personal node strength, and the pie charts below show this node's share against its direct neighbours.
// 1. Base variables (floored at 1 to prevent zero-multiplication math errors)
$inbound = max(1, 2) = 2
$outbound = max(1, 2) = 2
// 2. Node Base Values (Local connection strength)
Base_Strength (PV) = $inbound * $outbound = 2 * 2 = 4
Base_Influence (IV) = $inbound / $outbound = 2 / 2 = 1
// 3. Exponential Network Values (accumulating 72 direct neighbours)
Network_Strength (CV) = Base_PV * (Neighbour_1_PV * Neighbour_2_PV * ...)
= 4 *
( 100 [George Duke] *
169 [Jean-Luc Ponty] *
9 [Chester Thompson] *
64 [Frank Zappa] *
4 [Jim Fielder] *
25 [Lowell George] *
16 [Roy Estrada] *
289 [Aynsley Dunbar] *
2.7K [The Mothers of Invention] *
16 [Art Tripp] *
25 [Billy Mundi] *
1 [Steve Mann] *
1 [Bob Harris] *
49 [Terry Bozzio] *
4 [Tom Fowler] *
16 [Van Dyke Parks] *
9 [Ruth Underwood] *
1 [Robert "Frog" Camarena] *
9 [Ricky Lancelotti] *
16 [Ralph Humphrey] *
4 [Novi Novog] *
16 [Norma Jean Bell] *
4 [Napoleon Murphy Brock] *
1 [John Leon "Bunk" Gardner] *
49 [Jimmy Carl Black] *
16 [Jim Pons] *
1 [Jim Guercio] *
1 [Jeff Simmons] *
16 [Ian Underwood] *
1 [Howard Kaylan ("Eddie")] *
4 [Henry Vestine] *
1 [Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood] *
36 [Elliot Ingber] *
36 [Don Preston] *
4 [Denny Walley] *
1 [Denny Bruce] *
1 [David Coronado] *
4 [Buzz Gardner] *
225 [Bruce Fowler] *
81 [Don "Sugarcane" Harris] *
4 [Alex Dmochowski] *
4 [Mark Volman] *
1 [Anthony Ortega] *
1 [Alan Estes] *
1 [Alice Stuart] *
1 [Andre Lewis] *
16 [Arthur Barrow] *
361 [Billy Byers] *
1 [Bob Harris (5)] *
1 [Bob Zimmitti] *
25 [Bunk Gardner] *
1 [Chunky (3)] *
400 [GRP All-Star Big Band] *
289 [Gary Burton] *
169 [Lee Ritenour] *
400 [Tom Scott] *
225 [Ernie Watts] *
324 [Alex Acuna] *
441 [Randy Brecker] *
196 [Dave Weckl] *
36 [Dave Grusin] *
49 [Eddie Daniels] *
324 [John Patitucci] *
289 [Bob Mintzer] *
81 [Arturo Sandoval] *
49 [Russell Ferrante] *
4 [Eric Marienthal] *
81 [Kenny Kirkland] *
4 [George Bohanon] *
1 [Dave Valentin] *
1 [David Benoit] *
1 [Nelson Rangell]
)
= 3.71 x 10^82
Network_Influence (TV) = Base_IV * (Neighbour_1_IV * Neighbour_2_IV * ...)
= 1 *
( 1 [George Duke] *
1 [Jean-Luc Ponty] *
1 [Chester Thompson] *
1 [Frank Zappa] *
1 [Jim Fielder] *
1 [Lowell George] *
1 [Roy Estrada] *
1 [Aynsley Dunbar] *
1 [The Mothers of Invention] *
1 [Art Tripp] *
1 [Billy Mundi] *
1 [Steve Mann] *
1 [Bob Harris] *
1 [Terry Bozzio] *
1 [Tom Fowler] *
1 [Van Dyke Parks] *
1 [Ruth Underwood] *
1 [Robert "Frog" Camarena] *
1 [Ricky Lancelotti] *
1 [Ralph Humphrey] *
1 [Novi Novog] *
1 [Norma Jean Bell] *
1 [Napoleon Murphy Brock] *
1 [John Leon "Bunk" Gardner] *
1 [Jimmy Carl Black] *
1 [Jim Pons] *
1 [Jim Guercio] *
1 [Jeff Simmons] *
1 [Ian Underwood] *
1 [Howard Kaylan ("Eddie")] *
1 [Henry Vestine] *
1 [Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood] *
1 [Elliot Ingber] *
1 [Don Preston] *
1 [Denny Walley] *
1 [Denny Bruce] *
1 [David Coronado] *
1 [Buzz Gardner] *
1 [Bruce Fowler] *
1 [Don "Sugarcane" Harris] *
1 [Alex Dmochowski] *
1 [Mark Volman] *
1 [Anthony Ortega] *
1 [Alan Estes] *
1 [Alice Stuart] *
1 [Andre Lewis] *
1 [Arthur Barrow] *
1 [Billy Byers] *
1 [Bob Harris (5)] *
1 [Bob Zimmitti] *
1 [Bunk Gardner] *
1 [Chunky (3)] *
1 [GRP All-Star Big Band] *
1 [Gary Burton] *
1 [Lee Ritenour] *
1 [Tom Scott] *
1 [Ernie Watts] *
1 [Alex Acuna] *
1 [Randy Brecker] *
1 [Dave Weckl] *
1 [Dave Grusin] *
1 [Eddie Daniels] *
1 [John Patitucci] *
1 [Bob Mintzer] *
1 [Arturo Sandoval] *
1 [Russell Ferrante] *
1 [Eric Marienthal] *
1 [Kenny Kirkland] *
1 [George Bohanon] *
1 [Dave Valentin] *
1 [David Benoit] *
1 [Nelson Rangell]
)
= 1
Outbound
2
Tags on post
Inbound
2
Posts tagging this
Connections
72
Total nodes
Base Node Strength
4
Base Node Influence
1
Strength Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
0.05%
(3.71 × 1082 overall)
Dominant nodes (excluded from chart)The Mothers of Invention 34.60%Randy Brecker 5.64%GRP All-Star Big Band 5.12%Tom Scott 5.12%Billy Byers 4.62%Alex Acuna 4.15%John Patitucci 4.15%Aynsley Dunbar 3.70%Gary Burton 3.70%Bob Mintzer 3.70%Bruce Fowler 2.88%Ernie Watts 2.88%Dave Weckl 2.51%Jean-Luc Ponty 2.16%Lee Ritenour 2.16%
Influence Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
Connected Network Hierarchy
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Connection Health Audit (Red = broken 1-way link)