# Predictive Graph **Entity class:** Dynamic graph-analytic model ## Definition A **predictive graph** combines a graph's entities and relationships with temporal state estimation, uncertainty, and conditional forecasting. It asks how probable network states and relationships may change as observations arrive rather than merely drawing a historical link chart. ## Relationships - **data model:** [[wiki/Temporal Heterogeneous Graph|Temporal Heterogeneous Graph]]. - **updates through:** [[wiki/Data Assimilation|Data Assimilation]] and [[wiki/State Estimation|State Estimation]]. - **specialized use:** [[wiki/Counterterrorism Predictive Graph|Counterterrorism Predictive Graph]]. - **persistent form:** [[wiki/Predictive Graph Digital Twin|Predictive Graph Digital Twin]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/Oden Institute - Theater-to-Person Predictive Scale|Oden Institute theater-to-person research]]