STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

Input data: Sawmill

Start time: Tue Oct 18 11:34:23 2011

Data Description

Calculates common social network measures on each selected input network.

Network test

Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count36.000
Column count36.000
Link count62.000
Density0.098
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity1.000
Characteristic path length3.138
Clustering coefficient0.311
Network levels (diameter)8.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.955
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.289
Betweenness centralization0.547
Closeness centralization0.382
Eigenvector centralization0.618
Reciprocal (symmetric)?Yes

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0290.3710.0980.062
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00013.0003.4442.153
In-degree centrality0.0290.3710.0980.062
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00013.0003.4442.153
Out-degree centrality0.0290.3710.0980.062
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00013.0003.4442.153
Eigenvector centrality0.0070.7660.1830.149
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0050.5420.1290.105
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0050.5420.1290.105
Closeness centrality0.2030.5150.3320.065
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0060.0150.0090.002
In-Closeness centrality0.2030.5150.3320.065
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0060.0150.0090.002
Betweenness centrality0.0000.5950.0630.108
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.000353.81037.41763.970
Hub centrality0.0070.7660.1830.149
Authority centrality0.0070.7660.1830.149
Information centrality0.0140.0440.0280.007
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.3921.2490.7950.196
Clique membership count0.00010.0001.5001.863
Simmelian ties0.0000.3710.0670.070
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00013.0002.3332.438
Clustering coefficient0.0001.0000.3110.317

Key Nodes

This chart shows the Agent that is repeatedly top-ranked in the measures listed below. The value shown is the percentage of measures for which the Agent was ranked in the top three.

Total degree centrality

The Total Degree Centrality of a node is the normalized sum of its row and column degrees. Individuals or organizations who are "in the know" are those who are linked to many others and so, by virtue of their position have access to the ideas, thoughts, beliefs of many others. Individuals who are "in the know" are identified by degree centrality in the relevant social network. Those who are ranked high on this metrics have more connections to others in the same network. The scientific name of this measure is total degree centrality and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network: test (size: 36, density: 0.0984127)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1HM-10.37113.0005.499
2Forester0.2007.0002.046
3HM-80.1716.0001.471
4HP-50.1435.0000.895
5HP-70.1435.0000.895
6HM-110.1435.0000.895
7operator0.1435.0000.895
8HP-40.1144.0000.320
9HP-80.1144.0000.320
10(Juan)0.1144.0000.320

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.098Mean in random network: 0.098
Std.dev: 0.062Std.dev in random network: 0.050

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In-degree centrality

The In Degree Centrality of a node is its normalized in-degree. For any node, e.g. an individual or a resource, the in-links are the connections that the node of interest receives from other nodes. For example, imagine an agent by knowledge matrix then the number of in-links a piece of knowledge has is the number of agents that are connected to. The scientific name of this measure is in-degree and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1HM-10.37113.000
2Forester0.2007.000
3HM-80.1716.000
4HP-50.1435.000
5HP-70.1435.000
6HM-110.1435.000
7operator0.1435.000
8HP-40.1144.000
9HP-80.1144.000
10(Juan)0.1144.000

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Out-degree centrality

For any node, e.g. an individual or a resource, the out-links are the connections that the node of interest sends to other nodes. For example, imagine an agent by knowledge matrix then the number of out-links an agent would have is the number of pieces of knowledge it is connected to. The scientific name of this measure is out-degree and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices. Individuals or organizations who are high in most knowledge have more expertise or are associated with more types of knowledge than are others. If no sub-network connecting agents to knowledge exists, then this measure will not be calculated. The scientific name of this measure is out degree centrality and it is calculated on agent by knowledge matrices. Individuals or organizations who are high in "most resources" have more resources or are associated with more types of resources than are others. If no sub-network connecting agents to resources exists, then this measure will not be calculated. The scientific name of this measure is out degree centrality and it is calculated on agent by resource matrices.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1HM-10.37113.000
2Forester0.2007.000
3HM-80.1716.000
4HP-50.1435.000
5HP-70.1435.000
6HM-110.1435.000
7operator0.1435.000
8HP-40.1144.000
9HP-80.1144.000
10(Juan)0.1144.000

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Eigenvector centrality

Calculates the principal eigenvector of the network. A node is central to the extent that its neighbors are central. Leaders of strong cliques are individuals who or organizations who are collected to others that are themselves highly connected to each other. In other words, if you have a clique then the individual most connected to others in the clique and other cliques, is the leader of the clique. Individuals or organizations who are connected to many otherwise isolated individuals or organizations will have a much lower score in this measure then those that are connected to groups that have many connections themselves. The scientific name of this measure is eigenvector centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network: test (size: 36, density: 0.0984127)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1HM-10.7660.5421.245
2Forester0.3920.277-0.135
3HM-80.3730.263-0.206
4(Juan)0.3310.234-0.360
5HM-40.3170.224-0.409
6HM-110.3080.218-0.444
7HP-70.2990.211-0.478
8Mill0.2950.209-0.491
9HM-50.2930.207-0.499
10HP-50.2780.197-0.554

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.183Mean in random network: 0.428
Std.dev: 0.149Std.dev in random network: 0.272

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Eigenvector centrality per component

Calculates the principal eigenvector of the network. A node is central to the extent that its neighbors are central. Each component is extracted as a separate network, Eigenvector Centrality is computed on it and scaled according to the component size. The scores are then combined into a single result vector.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValue
1HM-10.542
2Forester0.277
3HM-80.263
4(Juan)0.234
5HM-40.224
6HM-110.218
7HP-70.211
8Mill0.209
9HM-50.207
10HP-50.197

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Closeness centrality

The average closeness of a node to the other nodes in a network (also called out-closeness). Loosely, Closeness is the inverse of the average distance in the network from the node to all other nodes.

Input network: test (size: 36, density: 0.0984127)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1HM-10.5150.0152.802
2HP-70.4270.0121.463
3HP-50.4220.0121.385
4Forester0.4220.0121.385
5HM-110.4170.0121.308
6HP-60.3890.0110.885
7Mill0.3800.0110.756
8(Juan)0.3760.0110.694
9HM-40.3720.0110.633
10HM-80.3720.0110.633

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.332Mean in random network: 0.331
Std.dev: 0.065Std.dev in random network: 0.066

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In-Closeness centrality

The average closeness of a node from the other nodes in a network. Loosely, Closeness is the inverse of the average distance in the network to the node and from all other nodes.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1HM-10.5150.015
2HP-70.4270.012
3HP-50.4220.012
4Forester0.4220.012
5HM-110.4170.012
6HP-60.3890.011
7Mill0.3800.011
8(Juan)0.3760.011
9HM-40.3720.011
10HM-80.3720.011

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Betweenness centrality

The Betweenness Centrality of node v in a network is defined as: across all node pairs that have a shortest path containing v, the percentage that pass through v. Individuals or organizations that are potentially influential are positioned to broker connections between groups and to bring to bear the influence of one group on another or serve as a gatekeeper between groups. This agent occurs on many of the shortest paths between other agents. The scientific name of this measure is betweenness centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network: test (size: 36, density: 0.0984127)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1HM-10.595353.81012.097
2HM-110.214127.1333.604
3HP-50.200119.0713.302
4Forester0.169100.4102.603
5HP-70.16597.9712.511
6HP-40.14787.5002.119
7HM-80.08248.9670.676
8EM-40.07745.6670.552
9HP-80.07343.1670.458
10operator0.06840.7570.368

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.063Mean in random network: 0.052
Std.dev: 0.108Std.dev in random network: 0.045

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Hub centrality

A node is hub-central to the extent that its out-links are to nodes that have many in-links. Individuals or organizations that act as hubs are sending information to a wide range of others each of whom has many others reporting to them. Technically, an agent is hub-central if its out-links are to agents that have many other agents sending links to them. The scientific name of this measure is hub centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValue
1HM-10.766
2Forester0.392
3HM-80.373
4(Juan)0.331
5HM-40.317
6HM-110.308
7HP-70.299
8Mill0.295
9HM-50.293
10HP-50.278

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Authority centrality

A node is authority-central to the extent that its in-links are from nodes that have many out-links. Individuals or organizations that act as authorities are receiving information from a wide range of others each of whom sends information to a large number of others. Technically, an agent is authority-central if its in-links are from agents that have are sending links to many others. The scientific name of this measure is authority centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValue
1HM-10.766
2Forester0.392
3HM-80.373
4(Juan)0.331
5HM-40.317
6HM-110.308
7HP-70.299
8Mill0.295
9HM-50.293
10HP-50.278

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Information centrality

Calculate the Stephenson and Zelen information centrality measure for each node.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1HM-10.0441.249
2Forester0.0381.075
3HP-70.0361.034
4HP-50.0351.001
5HM-110.0350.995
6HM-80.0340.987
7operator0.0330.959
8(Juan)0.0330.941
9Mill0.0330.934
10HP-80.0330.933

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Clique membership count

The number of distinct cliques to which each node belongs. Individuals or organizations who are high in number of cliques are those that belong to a large number of distinct cliques. A clique is defined as a group of three or more actors that have many connections to each other and relatively fewer connections to those in other groups. The scientific name of this measure is clique count and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValue
1HM-110.000
2Forester5.000
3(Juan)3.000
4HM-43.000
5HM-83.000
6HM-113.000
7Mill3.000
8HP-62.000
9HP-72.000
10HM-52.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1HM-10.37113.000
2Forester0.1716.000
3HM-110.1435.000
4HP-70.1144.000
5(Juan)0.1144.000
6HM-40.1144.000
7HM-80.1144.000
8Mill0.1144.000
9operator0.1144.000
10HP-60.0863.000

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Clustering coefficient

Measures the degree of clustering in a network by averaging the clustering coefficient of each node, which is defined as the density of the node's ego network.

Input network(s): test

RankAgentValue
1HM-31.000
2HM-101.000
3Y-21.000
4Owner1.000
5HP-60.667
6HM-50.667
7EM-10.667
8(Juan)0.500
9HM-40.500
10Mill0.500

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Key Nodes Table

This shows the top scoring nodes side-by-side for selected measures.

RankBetweenness centralityCloseness centralityEigenvector centralityEigenvector centrality per componentIn-degree centralityIn-Closeness centralityOut-degree centralityTotal degree centrality
1HM-1HM-1HM-1HM-1HM-1HM-1HM-1HM-1
2HM-11HP-7ForesterForesterForesterHP-7ForesterForester
3HP-5HP-5HM-8HM-8HM-8HP-5HM-8HM-8
4ForesterForester(Juan)(Juan)HP-5ForesterHP-5HP-5
5HP-7HM-11HM-4HM-4HP-7HM-11HP-7HP-7
6HP-4HP-6HM-11HM-11HM-11HP-6HM-11HM-11
7HM-8MillHP-7HP-7operatorMilloperatoroperator
8EM-4(Juan)MillMillHP-4(Juan)HP-4HP-4
9HP-8HM-4HM-5HM-5HP-8HM-4HP-8HP-8
10operatorHM-8HP-5HP-5(Juan)HM-8(Juan)(Juan)

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