Software
Currently, there are two independent implementations of the metamatrix approach, each of which lends itself to slightly different applications:
MetaMatrix and the NetStat Library
NetStat is a freely available library of routines for organizational and network analysis, together with a set of simple, easy to use applications which draw upon the library routines. One of these applications, MetaMatrix, automatically performs a range of metamatrix analyses on organizational data; it is command-line driven, and suitable for use with automated simulation systems. The analytic functionality of MetaMatrix is part of the NetStat library, and can hence be easily incorporated into secondary applications.
- Target User Base
- Programmers, simulation analysts, and others seeking a lightweight, portable implementation
- Language
- ANSI C
- Documentation
- API and application documentation included in package
- URL
- http://www.casos.ece.cmu.edu/projects/MetaMatrix/tf.tar.gz
The metamatrix Package for R
The metamatrix package is a freely available library of routines for organizational analysis using the R statistical computing environment. Combining the metamatrix approach with R allows users to seamlessly integrate conventional, network analytic, and metamatrix tools in the analysis of organizational data. This implementation is particularly well-suited for pedagogical use, as R binaries are freely available for all major platforms, and the system a as a whole is well-documented.
- Target User Base
- Data analysts, students, current users of R/sna
- Language
- S (R dialect)
- Documentation
- On-line help included in package; additional reference manual available
- URL
- http://legba.casos.ri.cmu.edu/netstat