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Lab 5 - Question sheet

1. Provide at least one example of a network analysis problem for 5 of the above listed trace tasks (find common ancestors, find connected, etc.)
 
 
 
 
 

2. Why did we set the new TIME_USED field to type Float?  Why not Binary, Number, or Integer?
 
 
 
 
 

3. What formula did you enter into the field calculator to calculate the new TIME_USED value (write it as you entered it)?  Why do we want to use this value, rather than either SPEED or LENGTH_MIL alone?
 
 
 
 
 

4. What did this do?  What does the path look like (where does it go)?  What might be "wrong" with this path in terms of it being the shortest route?
 
 
 
 
 

5. Describe the difference between the paths created using the three different weights.  Why do you think they differed?  Which one should we use for our path to the Seahawks v. Atlanta game?
 
 
 
 
 

6. If we pick up our fellow Seahawks fans in Los Angeles and Princeton, will we still need to worry about the predicted road closures?
 
 
 
 

7. You have been hired to do network analysis to coordinate delivery for a local pizza parlor.  What data sets would you need/want, what would the datasets need to contain (i.e., what fields would you require for your analysis), and how would you set up the network for use? (This question requires a fairly detailed answer, spend a bit of time thinking about this one)