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, 3) = 3
$outbound = max(1, 3) = 3
// 2. Node Base Values (Local connection strength)
Base_Strength (PV) = $inbound * $outbound = 3 * 3 = 9
Base_Influence (IV) = $inbound / $outbound = 3 / 3 = 1
// 3. Exponential Network Values (accumulating 20 direct neighbours)
Network_Strength (CV) = Base_PV * (Neighbour_1_PV * Neighbour_2_PV * ...)
= 9 *
( 64 [Earl Scruggs] *
16 [Lester Flatt] *
25 [Bill Monroe] *
25 [Del McCoury] *
25 [Benny Martin] *
16 [Bobby Hicks] *
9 [Jim Smoak] *
9 [Merle Taylor] *
4 [Rudy Lyle] *
121 [Peter Rowan] *
9 [The Monroe Brothers] *
324 [Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys] *
25 [Bill Keith] *
64 [Vassar Clements] *
9 [Butch Robins] *
121 [Byron Berline] *
4 [Chubby Wise] *
64 [Eddie Adcock] *
1 [The White Oak Mountain Boys] *
1 [Don Stover & Mac Martin]
)
= 1.17 x 10^26
Network_Influence (TV) = Base_IV * (Neighbour_1_IV * Neighbour_2_IV * ...)
= 1 *
( 1 [Earl Scruggs] *
1 [Lester Flatt] *
1 [Bill Monroe] *
1 [Del McCoury] *
1 [Benny Martin] *
1 [Bobby Hicks] *
1 [Jim Smoak] *
1 [Merle Taylor] *
1 [Rudy Lyle] *
1 [Peter Rowan] *
1 [The Monroe Brothers] *
1 [Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys] *
1 [Bill Keith] *
1 [Vassar Clements] *
1 [Butch Robins] *
1 [Byron Berline] *
1 [Chubby Wise] *
1 [Eddie Adcock] *
1 [The White Oak Mountain Boys] *
1 [Don Stover & Mac Martin]
)
= 1
Outbound
3
Tags on post
Inbound
3
Posts tagging this
Connections
20
Total nodes
Base Node Strength
9
Base Node Influence
1
Strength Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
0.95%
(1.17 × 1026 overall)
Dominant nodes (excluded from chart)Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys 34.29%
Influence Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
Connected Network Hierarchy
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Connection Health Audit (Red = broken 1-way link)