STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

Input data: karate

Start time: Tue Oct 18 12:15:39 2011

Data Description

Calculates common social network measures on each selected input network.

Network agent x agent

Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count34.000
Column count34.000
Link count78.000
Density0.070
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.000
Characteristic path length1.274
Clustering coefficient0.285
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.915
Krackhardt hierarchy1.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.509
Degree centralization0.200
Betweenness centralization0.008
Closeness centralization0.116
Eigenvector centralization0.341
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (0% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0150.2580.0700.058
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00017.0004.5883.820
In-degree centrality0.0000.4850.0700.093
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00016.0002.2943.054
Out-degree centrality0.0000.5150.0700.099
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00017.0002.2943.259
Eigenvector centrality0.0330.5280.2070.126
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0240.3730.1460.089
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0240.3730.1460.089
Closeness centrality0.0290.0890.0340.011
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0010.0030.0010.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0290.0890.0340.011
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0010.0030.0010.000
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0080.0010.002
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.0008.8330.8531.734
Hub centrality0.0000.9780.1380.200
Authority centrality0.0000.4400.1880.154
Information centrality0.0000.0740.0290.021
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0002.4180.9580.676
Clique membership count0.00011.0002.3822.712
Simmelian ties0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Clustering coefficient0.0000.5000.2850.171

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: 34, density: 0.0695187)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1340.25817.0004.311
210.24216.0003.964
3330.18212.0002.575
430.15210.0001.880
520.1369.0001.533
640.0916.0000.490
7320.0916.0000.490
890.0765.0000.143
9140.0765.0000.143
10240.0765.0000.143

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

Mean: 0.070Mean in random network: 0.070
Std.dev: 0.058Std.dev in random network: 0.044

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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
110.48516.000
220.2428.000
330.2428.000
4240.1525.000
540.0913.000
660.0913.000
790.0913.000
8250.0913.000
950.0612.000
10150.0612.000

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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
1340.51517.000
2330.33311.000
380.1214.000
4140.1214.000
5320.1214.000
640.0913.000
770.0913.000
8110.0913.000
9280.0913.000
1030.0612.000

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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: 34, density: 0.0695187)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1340.5280.3730.649
210.5030.3550.560
330.4490.3170.370
4330.4360.3090.327
520.3760.2660.115
690.3220.227-0.076
7140.3200.226-0.081
840.2990.211-0.157
9320.2700.191-0.257
10310.2470.175-0.338

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

Mean: 0.207Mean in random network: 0.343
Std.dev: 0.126Std.dev in random network: 0.285

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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
1340.373
210.355
330.317
4330.309
520.266
690.227
7140.226
840.211
9320.191
10310.175

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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: 34, density: 0.0695187)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1340.0890.003-3.297
2330.0580.002-4.073
3320.0370.001-4.602
4280.0340.001-4.663
580.0330.001-4.690
6140.0330.001-4.690
7130.0330.001-4.692
8170.0330.001-4.692
9310.0330.001-4.692
1040.0320.001-4.717

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

Mean: 0.034Mean in random network: 0.222
Std.dev: 0.011Std.dev in random network: 0.040

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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
110.0890.003
220.0550.002
330.0450.001
4240.0360.001
5250.0340.001
640.0330.001
760.0320.001
890.0320.001
950.0320.001
10270.0320.001

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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: 34, density: 0.0695187)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
130.0088.833-0.297
2320.0055.083-0.316
390.0022.250-0.330
4290.0022.167-0.330
540.0022.000-0.331
6140.0021.750-0.332
770.0011.500-0.333
8260.0011.000-0.336
9300.0011.000-0.336
10310.0010.833-0.337

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

Mean: 0.001Mean in random network: 0.066
Std.dev: 0.002Std.dev in random network: 0.193

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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
1340.978
2330.778
380.239
4140.239
540.217
6280.177
790.163
8320.153
930.140
10180.140

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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
110.440
2240.425
330.387
490.371
5150.346
6160.346
7190.346
8210.346
9230.346
10300.346

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1340.0742.418
2330.0692.245
3140.0511.676
4320.0511.675
580.0511.675
640.0461.505
770.0461.490
8110.0451.477
9280.0451.469
1030.0411.340

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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
1111.000
23411.000
3339.000
425.000
534.000
643.000
763.000
873.000
993.000
10323.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1All nodes have this value0.000

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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
180.500
2130.500
3150.500
4160.500
5170.500
6180.500
7190.500
8210.500
9220.500
10230.500

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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
13343434113434
232331122331
39323333833
4292833332424143
54822425322
61414996444
7713141496732
8261744259119
930313232552814
1031431311527324

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