Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#10

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#10

Input data: ACTOR#10

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:31:30 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count150.000
Density0.357
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.546
Characteristic path length1.771
Clustering coefficient0.570
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.595
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.517
Betweenness centralization0.229
Closeness centralization0.630
Eigenvector centralization0.270
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (54% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.1750.8250.3570.154
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]7.00033.00014.2866.173
In-degree centrality0.1000.8000.3570.183
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]2.00016.0007.1433.668
Out-degree centrality0.2000.8500.3570.152
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]4.00017.0007.1433.044
Eigenvector centrality0.1170.5380.2940.094
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0830.3800.2080.067
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0830.3800.2080.067
Closeness centrality0.4550.8700.5770.094
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0230.0430.0290.005
In-Closeness centrality0.4170.8330.5820.104
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0210.0420.0290.005
Betweenness centrality0.0000.2590.0410.059
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00098.48115.42922.324
Hub centrality0.1240.5910.2890.108
Authority centrality0.0640.5720.2780.135
Information centrality0.0370.0690.0480.008
Information centrality [Unscaled]2.5884.8323.3480.543
Clique membership count1.00025.0006.8105.133
Simmelian ties0.1000.7000.2380.155
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]2.00014.0004.7623.100
Clustering coefficient0.3190.9500.5700.165

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#10 (size: 21, density: 0.357143)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.82533.0004.475
2100.67527.0003.040
320.47519.0001.127
4110.47519.0001.127
5140.47519.0001.127
670.40016.0000.410
7190.40016.0000.410
850.35014.000-0.068
940.30012.000-0.547
1080.30012.000-0.547

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

Mean: 0.357Mean in random network: 0.357
Std.dev: 0.154Std.dev in random network: 0.105

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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#10

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.80016.000
2100.65013.000
3110.60012.000
470.55011.000
5140.55011.000
620.50010.000
780.4008.000
840.3507.000
950.3507.000
10190.3507.000

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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#10

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.85017.000
2100.70014.000
320.4509.000
4190.4509.000
5140.4008.000
650.3507.000
790.3507.000
8110.3507.000
9130.3507.000
10210.3507.000

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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#10 (size: 21, density: 0.357143)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.5380.380-0.301
2100.4400.311-0.655
3110.3840.271-0.860
420.3550.251-0.963
5140.3500.248-0.982
650.3450.244-1.002
7190.3450.244-1.002
830.3260.230-1.070
970.3250.230-1.073
10200.3170.224-1.101

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

Mean: 0.294Mean in random network: 0.621
Std.dev: 0.094Std.dev in random network: 0.276

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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#10

RankAgentValue
1180.380
2100.311
3110.271
420.251
5140.248
650.244
7190.244
830.230
970.230
10200.224

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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: ACTOR#10 (size: 21, density: 0.357143)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.8700.0434.656
2100.7690.0382.852
320.6450.0320.621
4140.6060.030-0.082
5190.6060.030-0.082
6210.6060.030-0.082
7200.5880.029-0.403
830.5710.029-0.705
950.5710.029-0.705
1070.5710.029-0.705

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

Mean: 0.577Mean in random network: 0.611
Std.dev: 0.094Std.dev in random network: 0.056

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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#10

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.8330.042
2100.7410.037
3110.7140.036
470.6900.034
5140.6900.034
620.6670.033
780.6060.030
840.5880.029
9120.5880.029
10170.5710.029

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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#10 (size: 21, density: 0.357143)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.25998.4818.124
2100.13952.8193.565
3140.07930.0041.287
470.06725.5120.839
520.05621.4350.432
6120.03714.088-0.302
7170.03613.596-0.351
8210.03513.143-0.396
9110.03111.862-0.524
1080.0249.158-0.794

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

Mean: 0.041Mean in random network: 0.045
Std.dev: 0.059Std.dev in random network: 0.026

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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#10

RankAgentValue
1180.591
2100.484
320.396
4190.373
5130.336
650.327
730.317
890.308
9110.303
10200.298

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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#10

RankAgentValue
1180.572
2100.495
3110.479
4140.428
570.361
620.356
750.303
880.299
9190.298
1040.285

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#10

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.0694.832
2100.0644.517
320.0553.873
4190.0543.803
5140.0513.570
650.0493.458
7130.0493.454
8110.0493.451
990.0483.392
10210.0473.324

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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#10

RankAgentValue
11825.000
21012.000
3511.000
41911.000
529.000
679.000
7118.000
8147.000
9157.000
1036.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#10

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.70014.000
2100.60012.000
3140.4008.000
4110.3507.000
520.3006.000
6190.3006.000
710.2004.000
850.2004.000
970.2004.000
1080.2004.000

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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#10

RankAgentValue
110.950
2160.900
390.762
4130.738
540.643
630.639
7150.639
850.611
9190.589
10210.571

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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
11818181818181818
21010101010101010
31421111111122
471422771911
5219141414141414
61221552257
71720191988919
82133344115
911577512134
108720201917218