For example, in a physical layout, it is difficult to present both the spouse and sibling relationship clearly in the same diagram. This is true in non-computer generated diagrams as well, and the ordinary solution has been to introduce only relationships significant to the current discussion. A mechanical problem is solved conceptually. A clear conceptual model of the material is necessary for any analysis , traditional or computer-based . The first step in computer-assisted analysis is a clear development of the structural scheme we apply to a body of data.
Computers are useful tools for integration.
Most computing methods require relatively clear schema for successful application, and many of the models and methods anthropologists have used for analysing kinship meet this criterion.