Interactive PageRank Demo 📊

Welcome to my interactive PageRank demo! This demo illustrates the concept of PageRank, a key algorithm used by search engines to rank web pages in their search results. This demo was created as a student project for the lecture "Advanced Data Mining & Web Mining" at DHBW CAS

What is PageRank? 🌐

PageRank is an algorithm used by Google Search to rank web pages in their search engine results. It works by counting the number and quality of links to a page to determine a rough estimate of the website's importance. The underlying assumption is that more important websites are likely to receive more links from other websites.

Demo Overview 🖥️

• Visualize a Graph: Create am interactive visual representation of web pages and the links between them.
• Adjust Damping Factor & Precision: Experiment with factors influencing PageRank scores.
• Run PageRank Algorithm: Run the PageRank algorithm on the provided graph and observe the resulting rankings.

Usage 🛠️

1. Clone the Repository: Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Open the Demo: Open the index.html file in your web browser.
3. Interact: Use the interactive graph to create nodes and analyze the PageRank.

File Structure 📁

File Name	Description
pagerank.js	🧠 Implements the PageRank algorithm logic, that calculates the PageRank scores for each node in the graph.
vectors.js	📐 Provides the foundational vector objects and operations required for the PageRank algorithm.
visualizations.js	👁️‍🗨️ Handles the visualization of the graph and the interactions with the user.
results.js	🔄 Manages the updating of the result table with the latest PageRank scores.

License 📝

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Credits 🙏

• Initial Paper
• PageRank Explanation
• Graph Visualization Script
• Inspirations
• Matrix & Vector Library