Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#1

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#1

Input data: ACTOR#1

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:31:24 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count277.000
Density0.660
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.574
Characteristic path length1.340
Clustering coefficient0.692
Network levels (diameter)2.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.179
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.293
Betweenness centralization0.055
Closeness centralization0.408
Eigenvector centralization0.054
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (57% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.4500.9250.6600.120
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]18.00037.00026.3814.806
In-degree centrality0.3501.0000.6600.159
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]7.00020.00013.1903.172
Out-degree centrality0.3000.9500.6600.201
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]6.00019.00013.1904.019
Eigenvector centrality0.2140.3540.3050.044
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.1520.2500.2160.031
Eigenvector centrality per component0.1520.2500.2160.031
Closeness centrality0.5880.9520.7630.115
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0290.0480.0380.006
In-Closeness centrality0.6061.0000.7570.096
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0300.0500.0380.005
Betweenness centrality0.0020.0700.0180.015
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.83826.7626.8105.873
Hub centrality0.1340.4170.2950.090
Authority centrality0.1470.4120.3010.070
Information centrality0.0330.0570.0480.007
Information centrality [Unscaled]4.5968.0286.6901.047
Clique membership count3.00016.0008.0003.988
Simmelian ties0.1500.8500.4760.159
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]3.00017.0009.5243.172
Clustering coefficient0.6320.7460.6920.033

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: ACTOR#1 (size: 21, density: 0.659524)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.92537.0002.567
2140.82533.0001.600
3200.82533.0001.600
460.80032.0001.358
5170.80032.0001.358
6110.72529.0000.633
720.70028.0000.391
8150.67527.0000.150
9190.67527.0000.150
10130.65026.000-0.092

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

Mean: 0.660Mean in random network: 0.660
Std.dev: 0.120Std.dev in random network: 0.103

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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): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1181.00020.000
210.90018.000
320.90018.000
4160.85017.000
5110.75015.000
6200.75015.000
780.70014.000
8140.70014.000
9170.70014.000
1030.65013.000

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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): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
160.95019.000
2140.95019.000
370.90018.000
4170.90018.000
5200.90018.000
6180.85017.000
7130.75015.000
8150.75015.000
9190.75015.000
1090.70014.000

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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: ACTOR#1 (size: 21, density: 0.659524)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
160.3540.250-1.690
2180.3540.250-1.690
3140.3420.242-1.736
4200.3420.242-1.737
510.3390.240-1.749
620.3390.240-1.749
7170.3390.240-1.749
870.3300.234-1.784
9110.3300.233-1.784
10150.3280.232-1.791

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

Mean: 0.305Mean in random network: 0.783
Std.dev: 0.044Std.dev in random network: 0.254

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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): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValue
160.250
2180.250
3140.242
4200.242
510.240
620.240
7170.240
870.234
9110.233
10150.232

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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: ACTOR#1 (size: 21, density: 0.659524)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
160.9520.0485.220
2140.9520.0485.220
370.9090.0454.208
4170.9090.0454.208
5200.9090.0454.208
6180.8700.0433.283
7130.8000.0401.656
8150.8000.0401.656
9190.8000.0401.656
1090.7690.0380.936

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

Mean: 0.763Mean in random network: 0.729
Std.dev: 0.115Std.dev in random network: 0.043

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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): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1181.0000.050
210.9090.045
320.9090.045
4160.8700.043
5110.8000.040
6200.8000.040
780.7690.038
8140.7690.038
9170.7690.038
1030.7410.037

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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: ACTOR#1 (size: 21, density: 0.659524)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.07026.7622.390
260.03714.0950.954
3170.03513.4870.885
4200.02710.3370.528
520.0269.9590.485
6140.0249.2550.405
780.0217.9230.254
8110.0217.9180.254
9100.0176.3140.072
1070.0166.2430.064

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

Mean: 0.018Mean in random network: 0.015
Std.dev: 0.015Std.dev in random network: 0.023

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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): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValue
160.417
2140.412
370.410
4200.393
5170.388
6180.366
7130.351
8150.351
9190.350
1090.333

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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): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValue
1180.412
210.397
320.388
4160.385
5110.350
6200.347
730.329
8140.329
950.309
10170.305

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
160.0578.028
2140.0578.015
3170.0567.851
4200.0567.849
570.0567.846
6180.0557.686
7150.0527.274
8130.0527.236
9190.0517.231
10110.0507.047

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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): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValue
1616.000
21816.000
3112.000
4212.000
51412.000
61712.000
72011.000
889.000
978.000
10118.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.85017.000
2140.70014.000
3200.70014.000
460.60012.000
5170.60012.000
680.55011.000
7110.55011.000
8190.55011.000
9130.50010.000
1020.4509.000

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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): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValue
190.746
230.742
3130.742
4190.738
550.717
6160.713
740.705
8120.705
9210.705
1070.703

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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
1186661818618
26141818111414
3177141422720
4201720201616176
52201111112017
614182220201811
7813171788132
811157714141515
91019111117171919
1079151533913