Standard Network Analysis: BKTECB

Standard Network Analysis: BKTECB

Input data: BKTECB

Start time: Fri Oct 14 14:46:29 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count34.000
Column count34.000
Link count175.000
Density0.312
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity1.000
Characteristic path length2.246
Clustering coefficient0.460
Network levels (diameter)5.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.731
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.122
Betweenness centralization0.141
Closeness centralization0.276
Eigenvector centralization0.494
Reciprocal (symmetric)?Yes

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0020.1710.0560.034
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00079.00025.94115.681
In-degree centrality0.0020.1710.0560.034
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00079.00025.94115.681
Out-degree centrality0.0020.1710.0560.034
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00079.00025.94115.681
Eigenvector centrality0.0050.6490.1840.158
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0030.4590.1300.112
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0030.4590.1300.112
Closeness centrality0.2730.5890.4580.069
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0080.0180.0140.002
In-Closeness centrality0.2730.5890.4580.069
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0080.0180.0140.002
Betweenness centrality0.0000.1720.0360.040
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00090.80418.79821.019
Hub centrality0.0050.6490.1840.158
Authority centrality0.0050.6490.1840.158
Information centrality0.0040.0400.0290.009
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.9268.4616.1721.787
Clique membership count0.00026.0008.8536.151
Simmelian ties0.0000.5450.2990.148
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00018.0009.8824.873
Clustering coefficient0.0001.0000.4600.182

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: BKTECB (size: 34, density: 0.311943)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1230.17179.000-1.774
2270.10850.000-2.564
320.10247.000-2.646
430.10247.000-2.646
5160.10046.000-2.673
6100.08439.000-2.864
7280.07434.000-3.000
8120.06932.000-3.054
9220.06932.000-3.054
10340.06530.000-3.109

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

Mean: 0.056Mean in random network: 0.312
Std.dev: 0.034Std.dev in random network: 0.079

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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): BKTECB

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1230.17179.000
2270.10850.000
320.10247.000
430.10247.000
5160.10046.000
6100.08439.000
7280.07434.000
8120.06932.000
9220.06932.000
10340.06530.000

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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): BKTECB

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1230.17179.000
2270.10850.000
320.10247.000
430.10247.000
5160.10046.000
6100.08439.000
7280.07434.000
8120.06932.000
9220.06932.000
10340.06530.000

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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: BKTECB (size: 34, density: 0.311943)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1230.6490.4590.043
220.4460.315-0.654
3160.4400.311-0.673
4270.4370.309-0.683
530.4130.292-0.765
6100.3890.275-0.850
7220.3230.228-1.077
8300.2770.196-1.232
910.2480.176-1.331
10310.2480.176-1.332

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

Mean: 0.184Mean in random network: 0.636
Std.dev: 0.158Std.dev in random network: 0.291

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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): BKTECB

RankAgentValue
1230.459
220.315
3160.311
4270.309
530.292
6100.275
7220.228
8300.196
910.176
10310.176

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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: BKTECB (size: 34, density: 0.311943)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.5890.018-0.097
250.5590.017-0.897
3320.5410.016-1.386
4120.5320.016-1.619
5130.5320.016-1.619
6340.5240.016-1.844
7280.5160.016-2.063
830.5080.015-2.274
970.5080.015-2.274
10150.5080.015-2.274

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

Mean: 0.458Mean in random network: 0.593
Std.dev: 0.069Std.dev in random network: 0.037

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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): BKTECB

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.5890.018
250.5590.017
3320.5410.016
4120.5320.016
5130.5320.016
6340.5240.016
7280.5160.016
830.5080.015
970.5080.015
10150.5080.015

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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: BKTECB (size: 34, density: 0.311943)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.17290.8049.320
2130.14073.9547.238
350.09751.1604.422
4120.09349.1784.177
5280.06835.9892.548
680.06333.3582.223
7320.06333.2812.213
8300.05227.4211.489
930.04724.7091.154
10150.04624.4551.123

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

Mean: 0.036Mean in random network: 0.029
Std.dev: 0.040Std.dev in random network: 0.015

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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): BKTECB

RankAgentValue
1230.649
220.446
3160.440
4270.437
530.413
6100.389
7220.323
8300.277
910.248
10310.248

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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): BKTECB

RankAgentValue
1230.649
220.446
3160.440
4270.437
530.413
6100.389
7220.323
8300.277
910.248
10310.248

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): BKTECB

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1230.0408.461
2270.0387.926
320.0377.782
430.0377.770
5160.0377.744
6100.0367.522
7120.0357.445
8280.0357.412
9340.0347.223
10130.0347.203

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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): BKTECB

RankAgentValue
12326.000
2219.000
31219.000
4318.000
53418.000
62814.000
73213.000
8512.000
9712.000
101312.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): BKTECB

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1230.54518.000
220.51517.000
330.48516.000
4120.48516.000
5280.48516.000
6340.45515.000
750.42414.000
8130.42414.000
9320.42414.000
10270.39413.000

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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): BKTECB

RankAgentValue
1211.000
2310.689
3200.667
4160.606
5140.600
6240.600
7100.576
8330.571
910.556
10220.556

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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
12223232322323
2135222752727
3532161623222
41212272731233
528133316131616
6834101010341010
73228222228282828
830330301231212
937112272222
101515313134153434