STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

Input data: ka

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:25:01 2011

Data Description

Calculates common social network measures on each selected input network.

Network agent x agent

Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count190.000
Density0.452
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.310
Characteristic path length1.640
Clustering coefficient0.503
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.342
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.384
Betweenness centralization0.210
Closeness centralization0.765
Eigenvector centralization0.117
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (31% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.2250.8000.4520.138
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]9.00032.00018.0955.537
In-degree centrality0.2000.9000.4520.198
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]4.00018.0009.0483.970
Out-degree centrality0.0501.0000.4520.266
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00020.0009.0485.323
Eigenvector centrality0.1630.4080.3020.064
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.1150.2880.2130.045
Eigenvector centrality per component0.1150.2880.2130.045
Closeness centrality0.4171.0000.6450.152
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0210.0500.0320.008
In-Closeness centrality0.4880.9090.6280.113
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0240.0450.0310.006
Betweenness centrality0.0000.2340.0340.057
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00088.91712.81021.600
Hub centrality0.0350.5410.2730.143
Authority centrality0.1340.5010.2910.102
Information centrality0.0170.0660.0480.014
Information centrality [Unscaled]1.1774.6553.3580.979
Clique membership count2.00043.00015.23811.006
Simmelian ties0.0000.7000.2000.164
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00014.0004.0003.281
Clustering coefficient0.4290.6110.5030.054

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: agent x agent (size: 21, density: 0.452381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.80032.0003.201
2210.65026.0001.819
3150.60024.0001.359
4100.57523.0001.129
520.52521.0000.669
670.52521.0000.669
730.50020.0000.438
840.50020.0000.438
950.50020.0000.438
10200.50020.0000.438

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

Mean: 0.452Mean in random network: 0.452
Std.dev: 0.138Std.dev in random network: 0.109

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.90018.000
2180.75015.000
3210.75015.000
410.65013.000
570.65013.000
6110.55011.000
760.50010.000
880.50010.000
9140.50010.000
10100.4509.000

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1151.00020.000
2180.85017.000
330.75015.000
450.75015.000
5100.70014.000
690.65013.000
740.60012.000
8200.60012.000
9190.55011.000
10210.55011.000

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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: agent x agent (size: 21, density: 0.452381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1150.4080.288-0.982
220.3970.281-1.021
3180.3660.258-1.140
430.3600.255-1.160
5200.3560.251-1.177
610.3470.246-1.208
750.3340.236-1.258
890.3280.232-1.281
9100.3260.231-1.286
10210.3250.230-1.292

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

Mean: 0.302Mean in random network: 0.672
Std.dev: 0.064Std.dev in random network: 0.269

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1150.288
220.281
3180.258
430.255
5200.251
610.246
750.236
890.232
9100.231
10210.230

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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: agent x agent (size: 21, density: 0.452381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1151.0000.0506.828
2180.8700.0434.298
330.8000.0402.948
450.8000.0402.948
5100.7690.0382.352
690.7410.0371.799
740.7140.0361.286
8200.7140.0361.286
9190.6900.0340.808
10210.6900.0340.808

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

Mean: 0.645Mean in random network: 0.648
Std.dev: 0.152Std.dev in random network: 0.052

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.9090.045
2180.8000.040
3210.8000.040
470.7410.037
510.6670.033
660.6670.033
780.6670.033
8110.6670.033
9140.6670.033
10170.6450.032

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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: agent x agent (size: 21, density: 0.452381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.23488.9177.822
2210.15860.1274.836
370.07327.6251.464
4100.04818.2970.497
510.03613.7470.025
640.03613.7090.021
7200.0217.979-0.574
830.0176.605-0.716
9150.0166.133-0.765
1020.0165.936-0.786

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

Mean: 0.034Mean in random network: 0.036
Std.dev: 0.057Std.dev in random network: 0.025

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1150.541
230.455
350.452
4180.433
590.418
640.383
7200.372
8100.364
9210.325
10190.314

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
120.501
2180.437
310.392
4210.389
5110.385
680.356
770.343
8140.339
9170.323
1060.323

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1150.0664.655
2180.0634.448
330.0624.344
450.0614.331
5100.0604.221
690.0594.180
7200.0584.084
840.0574.053
9190.0563.928
10210.0553.909

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
11543.000
2241.000
31829.000
4321.000
52120.000
6119.000
72019.000
8518.000
9715.000
10814.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.70014.000
2210.50010.000
3100.4008.000
440.3006.000
570.3006.000
650.2004.000
780.2004.000
8150.2004.000
9190.2004.000
1010.1503.000

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1160.611
2130.589
3190.573
4110.571
5140.564
680.549
7120.524
860.522
9170.518
1010.504

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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
118151515221518
221182218181821
37318182121315
41053317510
5110202071102
6491111697
7204556843
832099811204
9151910101414195
10221212110172120

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