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 25 direct neighbours)
Network_Strength (CV) = Base_PV * (Neighbour_1_PV * Neighbour_2_PV * ...)
= 4 *
( 64 [Delia Bell] *
64 [Geoff Foot] *
256 [Jerry Douglas] *
576 [The Country Gentlemen] *
100 [Ricky Skaggs] *
16 [John Duffey] *
49 [Mike Auldridge] *
25 [Doyle Lawson] *
4 [Bill Emerson] *
4 [Bill Holden (4)] *
4 [Bill Yates] *
4 [Carl Nelson] *
4 [Charlie Waller] *
4 [David Kirk (2)] *
4 [Ed Ferris] *
64 [Eddie Adcock] *
4 [Gary Creed] *
4 [Greg Corbett] *
4 [James Bailey] *
4 [Jim Cox (2)] *
4 [Jimmy Bowen (2)] *
64 [Jimmy Gaudreau] *
4 [Keith Little] *
36 [Reactionary bluegrass] *
361 [Country Gentlemen]
)
= 1.69 x 10^31
Network_Influence (TV) = Base_IV * (Neighbour_1_IV * Neighbour_2_IV * ...)
= 1 *
( 1 [Delia Bell] *
1 [Geoff Foot] *
1 [Jerry Douglas] *
1 [The Country Gentlemen] *
1 [Ricky Skaggs] *
1 [John Duffey] *
1 [Mike Auldridge] *
1 [Doyle Lawson] *
1 [Bill Emerson] *
1 [Bill Holden (4)] *
1 [Bill Yates] *
1 [Carl Nelson] *
1 [Charlie Waller] *
1 [David Kirk (2)] *
1 [Ed Ferris] *
1 [Eddie Adcock] *
1 [Gary Creed] *
1 [Greg Corbett] *
1 [James Bailey] *
1 [Jim Cox (2)] *
1 [Jimmy Bowen (2)] *
1 [Jimmy Gaudreau] *
1 [Keith Little] *
1 [Reactionary bluegrass] *
1 [Country Gentlemen]
)
= 1
Outbound
2
Tags on post
Inbound
2
Posts tagging this
Connections
25
Total nodes
Base Node Strength
4
Base Node Influence
1
Strength Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
0.23%
(1.69 × 1031 overall)
Dominant nodes (excluded from chart)The Country Gentlemen 33.28%Country Gentlemen 20.85%Jerry Douglas 14.79%Ricky Skaggs 5.78%Delia Bell 3.70%Geoff Foot 3.70%Eddie Adcock 3.70%Jimmy Gaudreau 3.70%Mike Auldridge 2.83%
Influence Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
Connected Network Hierarchy
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Connection Health Audit (Red = broken 1-way link)