STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

Input data: ws2

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:24:04 2011

Data Description

Calculates common social network measures on each selected input network.

Network agent x agent

Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count24.000
Column count24.000
Link count307.000
Density0.556
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.574
Characteristic path length1.451
Clustering coefficient0.724
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.320
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.413
Betweenness centralization0.113
Closeness centralization0.617
Eigenvector centralization0.089
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (57% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.1300.9350.5560.224
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]6.00043.00025.58310.324
In-degree centrality0.0870.9570.5560.262
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]2.00022.00012.7926.021
Out-degree centrality0.1301.0000.5560.244
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]3.00023.00012.7925.612
Eigenvector centrality0.1000.3610.2790.073
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0710.2550.1970.052
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0710.2550.1970.052
Closeness centrality0.5351.0000.7110.127
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0230.0430.0310.006
In-Closeness centrality0.4890.9580.7130.130
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0210.0420.0310.006
Betweenness centrality0.0000.1290.0210.032
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00065.02110.37516.376
Hub centrality0.0710.4020.2700.101
Authority centrality0.0510.4030.2670.109
Information centrality0.0190.0550.0420.010
Information centrality [Unscaled]2.5347.3445.6011.315
Clique membership count1.00017.0007.3335.305
Simmelian ties0.0000.8260.4020.247
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00019.0009.2505.688
Clustering coefficient0.5221.0000.7240.130

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: 24, density: 0.556159)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1A230.93543.0003.733
2A180.89141.0003.305
3A220.89141.0003.305
4A130.84839.0002.876
5A190.82638.0002.662
6A90.71733.0001.590
7A240.71733.0001.590
8A40.65230.0000.947
9A70.60928.0000.518
10A210.60928.0000.518

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

Mean: 0.556Mean in random network: 0.556
Std.dev: 0.224Std.dev in random network: 0.101

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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
1A180.95722.000
2A220.91321.000
3A230.87020.000
4A130.82619.000
5A190.82619.000
6A240.82619.000
7A50.78318.000
8A90.69616.000
9A40.65215.000
10A70.60914.000

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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
1A231.00023.000
2A130.87020.000
3A220.87020.000
4A30.82619.000
5A180.82619.000
6A190.82619.000
7A90.73917.000
8A160.73917.000
9A40.65215.000
10A20.60914.000

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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: 24, density: 0.556159)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1A130.3610.255-1.371
2A180.3610.255-1.371
3A230.3610.255-1.371
4A190.3560.252-1.391
5A220.3470.245-1.424
6A240.3470.245-1.424
7A50.3230.228-1.511
8A30.3220.227-1.516
9A160.3180.225-1.530
10A90.3160.224-1.536

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

Mean: 0.279Mean in random network: 0.736
Std.dev: 0.073Std.dev in random network: 0.273

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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
1A130.255
2A180.255
3A230.255
4A190.252
5A220.245
6A240.245
7A50.228
8A30.227
9A160.225
10A90.224

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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: 24, density: 0.556159)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1A231.0000.0437.132
2A130.8850.0384.488
3A220.8850.0384.488
4A30.8520.0373.738
5A180.8520.0373.738
6A190.8520.0373.738
7A90.7930.0342.392
8A160.7930.0342.392
9A40.7420.0321.220
10A20.7190.0310.689

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

Mean: 0.711Mean in random network: 0.689
Std.dev: 0.127Std.dev in random network: 0.044

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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
1A180.9580.042
2A220.9200.040
3A230.8850.038
4A130.8520.037
5A190.8520.037
6A240.8520.037
7A50.8210.036
8A90.7670.033
9A40.7420.032
10A70.7190.031

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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: 24, density: 0.556159)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1A230.12965.0219.260
2A220.08442.4085.376
3A180.08040.3545.023
4A130.04723.6602.156
5A190.03316.9371.001
6A240.02814.0970.514
7A90.02814.0460.505
8A40.0147.209-0.669
9A50.0084.014-1.218
10A30.0083.987-1.223

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

Mean: 0.021Mean in random network: 0.022
Std.dev: 0.032Std.dev in random network: 0.012

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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
1A230.402
2A130.392
3A30.388
4A190.383
5A220.381
6A160.369
7A90.363
8A180.361
9A70.320
10A40.317

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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
1A180.403
2A220.377
3A190.376
4A230.376
5A240.371
6A130.370
7A50.359
8A40.326
9A170.319
10A210.316

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1A230.0557.344
2A130.0527.052
3A220.0527.033
4A180.0526.930
5A190.0516.909
6A30.0516.897
7A160.0496.612
8A90.0496.590
9A40.0476.277
10A240.0466.149

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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
1A1317.000
2A1817.000
3A2317.000
4A1916.000
5A2414.000
6A2213.000
7A39.000
8A58.000
9A98.000
10A77.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1A220.82619.000
2A230.82619.000
3A180.78318.000
4A130.69616.000
5A190.69616.000
6A90.65215.000
7A40.56513.000
8A210.52212.000
9A240.52212.000
10A70.43510.000

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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
1A151.000
2A60.931
3A100.929
4A140.844
5A170.814
6A110.808
7A210.808
8A80.788
9A10.758
10A40.746

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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
1A23A23A13A13A18A18A23A23
2A22A13A18A18A22A22A13A18
3A18A22A23A23A23A23A22A22
4A13A3A19A19A13A13A3A13
5A19A18A22A22A19A19A18A19
6A24A19A24A24A24A24A19A9
7A9A9A5A5A5A5A9A24
8A4A16A3A3A9A9A16A4
9A5A4A16A16A4A4A4A7
10A3A2A9A9A7A7A2A21

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