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Intermediate Network Analysis in Python

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Updated 04/2026
Analyze time series graphs, use bipartite graphs, and gain the skills to tackle advanced problems in network analytics.
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Course Description

Have you taken DataCamp's Introduction to Network Analysis in Python course and are yearning to learn more sophisticated techniques to analyze your networks, whether they be social, transportation, or biological? Then this is the course for you! Herein, you'll build on your knowledge and skills to tackle more advanced problems in network analytics! You'll gain the conceptual and practical skills to analyze evolving time series of networks, learn about bipartite graphs, and how to use bipartite graphs in product recommendation systems. You'll also learn about graph projections, why they're so useful in Data Science, and figure out the best ways to store and load graph data from files. You'll consolidate all of this knowledge in a final chapter case study, in which you'll analyze a forum dataset and come out of this course a Pythonista Network Analyst ninja!

Prerequisites

Introduction to Network Analysis in Python
1

Bipartite graphs & product recommendation systems

In this chapter, you will learn about bipartite graphs and how they are used in recommendation systems. You will explore the GitHub dataset from the previous course, this time analyzing the underlying bipartite graph that was used to create the graph that you used earlier. Finally, you will get a chance to build the basic components of a recommendation system using the GitHub data!
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Graph projections

In this chapter, you will use a famous American Revolution dataset to dive deeper into exploration of bipartite graphs. Here, you will learn how to create the unipartite projection of a bipartite graph, a very useful method for simplifying a complex network for further analysis. Additionally, you will learn how to use matrices to manipulate and analyze graphs - with many computing routines optimized for matrices, you'll be able to analyze many large graphs quickly and efficiently!
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3

Comparing graphs & time-dynamic graphs

In this chapter, you will delve into the fundamental ways that you can analyze graphs that change over time. You will explore a dataset describing messaging frequency between students, and learn how to visualize important evolving graph statistics.
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4

Tying it up!

In this chapter, you will apply everything you've learned in the previous three chapters to a forum posting dataset. You will analyze the temporal changes in forum user connectivity patterns, and make visualizations of evolving graph statistics over time.
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FAQs

What advanced network concepts does this course cover beyond the introduction?

You learn bipartite graphs, graph projections, recommendation systems, matrix-based graph analysis, and techniques for analyzing time-dynamic graphs that evolve over time.

Does this course include building a recommendation system?

Yes. Chapter 1 uses the GitHub dataset to explore bipartite graphs and teaches you to build the basic components of a product recommendation system from network data.

What datasets are analyzed in this course?

You work with a GitHub user-repository dataset, an American Revolution historical dataset, student messaging data, and a forum posting dataset for the final case study.

Will I learn how to analyze networks that change over time?

Yes. Chapter 3 covers time-dynamic graphs using student messaging data, teaching you to visualize and measure how graph statistics evolve across different time periods.

What Python skills do I need before starting?

You need intermediate Python, experience with functions and iterators, and completion of the introductory network analysis course. The course uses the NetworkX library extensively.

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