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, 4) = 4
$outbound = max(1, 4) = 4
// 2. Node Base Values (Local connection strength)
Base_Strength (PV) = $inbound * $outbound = 4 * 4 = 16
Base_Influence (IV) = $inbound / $outbound = 4 / 4 = 1
// 3. Exponential Network Values (accumulating 69 direct neighbours)
Network_Strength (CV) = Base_PV * (Neighbour_1_PV * Neighbour_2_PV * ...)
= 16 *
( 289 [Robben Ford] *
256 [Little Feat] *
9 [Bill Payne] *
25 [Lowell George] *
9 [Fred Tackett] *
9 [Kenny Gradney] *
9 [Paul Barrere] *
4 [Richie Hayward] *
9 [Sam Clayton] *
9 [Craig Fuller] *
4 [Tony Leone] *
4 [Gabe Ford] *
1 [Shaun Murphy] *
4 [Scott Sharrard] *
1 [Gabriel Ford] *
1 [Phil Brown (2)] *
2.7K [The Mothers of Invention] *
1 [Roy Estrada And The Rocketeers] *
25 [The Grandmothers] *
100 [George Duke] *
169 [Jean-Luc Ponty] *
9 [Chester Thompson] *
64 [Frank Zappa] *
4 [Jim Fielder] *
256 [Aynsley Dunbar] *
16 [Art Tripp] *
25 [Billy Mundi] *
1 [Steve Mann] *
1 [Bob Harris] *
49 [Terry Bozzio] *
4 [Tom Fowler] *
16 [Van Dyke Parks] *
4 [Sal Marquez] *
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)]
)
= 1.98 x 10^62
Network_Influence (TV) = Base_IV * (Neighbour_1_IV * Neighbour_2_IV * ...)
= 1 *
( 1 [Robben Ford] *
1 [Little Feat] *
1 [Bill Payne] *
1 [Lowell George] *
1 [Fred Tackett] *
1 [Kenny Gradney] *
1 [Paul Barrere] *
1 [Richie Hayward] *
1 [Sam Clayton] *
1 [Craig Fuller] *
1 [Tony Leone] *
1 [Gabe Ford] *
1 [Shaun Murphy] *
1 [Scott Sharrard] *
1 [Gabriel Ford] *
1 [Phil Brown (2)] *
1 [The Mothers of Invention] *
1 [Roy Estrada And The Rocketeers] *
1 [The Grandmothers] *
1 [George Duke] *
1 [Jean-Luc Ponty] *
1 [Chester Thompson] *
1 [Frank Zappa] *
1 [Jim Fielder] *
1 [Aynsley Dunbar] *
1 [Art Tripp] *
1 [Billy Mundi] *
1 [Steve Mann] *
1 [Bob Harris] *
1 [Terry Bozzio] *
1 [Tom Fowler] *
1 [Van Dyke Parks] *
1 [Sal Marquez] *
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
Outbound
4
Tags on post
Inbound
4
Posts tagging this
Connections
69
Total nodes
Base Node Strength
16
Base Node Influence
1
Strength Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
0.32%
(1.98 × 1062 overall)
Dominant nodes (excluded from chart)The Mothers of Invention 53.43%Billy Byers 7.13%Robben Ford 5.71%Little Feat 5.06%Aynsley Dunbar 5.06%Bruce Fowler 4.45%Jean-Luc Ponty 3.34%George Duke 1.98%Don "Sugarcane" Harris 1.60%Frank Zappa 1.26%Terry Bozzio 0.97%Jimmy Carl Black 0.97%
Influence Share (vs Direct Neighbours)
Connected Network Hierarchy
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