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Provider Network Centrality Analysis Dashboard

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About This MicroSim

This interactive dashboard compares three centrality measures on a provider referral network of 16 providers. Selecting Degree, Betweenness, or PageRank updates the ranking bar chart and the distribution histogram, while the explanation box describes what that measure captures. The fixed Degree-vs-PageRank scatter shows that the two notions of importance diverge: some providers have many connections (high degree) but are not especially trusted (low PageRank), and vice versa.

How to Use

Click Degree, Betweenness, or PageRank to re-rank the providers and reshape the distribution histogram, and read the description to understand what each measure means. In the scatter plot, look for providers in the lower-right (many connections but lower PageRank) versus the upper-left (fewer connections but high PageRank) to see why the network has different kinds of important nodes; point size reflects patient volume and color reflects specialty.

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Lesson Plan

Grade Level

9-12 (High School Geometry)

Duration

10-15 minutes

Prerequisites

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Activities

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  2. Guided Practice (5 min): TODO
  3. Assessment (5 min): TODO

Assessment

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