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 24 direct neighbours)
Network_Strength (CV) = Base_PV * (Neighbour_1_PV * Neighbour_2_PV * ...)
= 4 *
( 36 [Paul Butterfield] *
324 [Butterfield Blues Band] *
36 [Gene Dinwiddie] *
16 [Phillip Wilson] *
4 [Rod Hicks] *
25 [Elvin Bishop] *
25 [Mike Bloomfield] *
9 [Sam Lay] *
4 [Billy Davenport] *
4 [Buzzy Feiten] *
4 [Dennis Whitted] *
4 [Fred Beckmeier] *
4 [George Davidson] *
4 [Jerome Arnold] *
4 [Keith Johnson] *
4 [Mark Naftalin] *
4 [Ralph Wash] *
4 [Ralph Walsh] *
529 [The Paul Butterfield Blues Band] *
49 [Buzz Feiten] *
1 [Steve Madaio] *
1 [Ted Harris] *
1 [Trevor Lawrence] *
64 [David Sanborn]
)
= 1.05 x 10^24
Network_Influence (TV) = Base_IV * (Neighbour_1_IV * Neighbour_2_IV * ...)
= 1 *
( 1 [Paul Butterfield] *
1 [Butterfield Blues Band] *
1 [Gene Dinwiddie] *
1 [Phillip Wilson] *
1 [Rod Hicks] *
1 [Elvin Bishop] *
1 [Mike Bloomfield] *
1 [Sam Lay] *
1 [Billy Davenport] *
1 [Buzzy Feiten] *
1 [Dennis Whitted] *
1 [Fred Beckmeier] *
1 [George Davidson] *
1 [Jerome Arnold] *
1 [Keith Johnson] *
1 [Mark Naftalin] *
1 [Ralph Wash] *
1 [Ralph Walsh] *
1 [The Paul Butterfield Blues Band] *
1 [Buzz Feiten] *
1 [Steve Madaio] *
1 [Ted Harris] *
1 [Trevor Lawrence] *
1 [David Sanborn]
)
= 1
Outbound
2
Tags on post
Inbound
2
Posts tagging this
Connections
24
Total nodes
Base Node Strength
4
Base Node Influence
1
Strength Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
0.34%
(1.05 × 1024 overall)
Dominant nodes (excluded from chart)The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 45.45%Butterfield Blues Band 27.84%David Sanborn 5.50%Buzz Feiten 4.21%
Influence Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
Connected Network Hierarchy
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Connection Health Audit (Red = broken 1-way link)