Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#14

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#14

Input data: ACTOR#14

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:31:51 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count138.000
Density0.329
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.232
Characteristic path length2.210
Clustering coefficient0.507
Network levels (diameter)5.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.516
Krackhardt hierarchy0.095
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.355
Betweenness centralization0.275
Closeness centralization1.094
Eigenvector centralization0.190
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (23% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0750.6500.3290.148
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]3.00026.00013.1435.906
In-degree centrality0.0500.9500.3290.227
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00019.0006.5714.542
Out-degree centrality0.0001.0000.3290.252
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00020.0006.5715.048
Eigenvector centrality0.0940.4650.2930.098
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0670.3290.2070.069
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0670.3290.2070.069
Closeness centrality0.0481.0000.4920.221
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0500.0250.011
In-Closeness centrality0.2470.5000.3360.071
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0120.0250.0170.004
Betweenness centrality0.0000.3220.0610.086
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.000122.40223.04832.592
Hub centrality0.0000.6440.2690.151
Authority centrality0.0690.6050.2800.131
Information centrality0.0000.0770.0480.017
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0004.3982.7340.952
Clique membership count1.00019.0006.2865.824
Simmelian ties0.0000.2000.0760.084
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0004.0001.5241.680
Clustering coefficient0.2950.7330.5070.120

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#14 (size: 21, density: 0.328571)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
150.65026.0003.136
2140.57523.0002.404
3170.52521.0001.916
4180.47519.0001.429
570.45018.0001.185
690.42517.0000.941
720.40016.0000.697
810.37515.0000.453
9210.35014.0000.209
1080.32513.000-0.035

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

Mean: 0.329Mean in random network: 0.329
Std.dev: 0.148Std.dev in random network: 0.102

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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#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.95019.000
2180.70014.000
320.65013.000
470.65013.000
5210.50010.000
6190.4008.000
710.3006.000
850.3006.000
990.3006.000
1060.2505.000

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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#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
151.00020.000
2171.00020.000
390.55011.000
480.50010.000
510.4509.000
6130.3507.000
7200.3507.000
830.3006.000
9150.3006.000
1070.2505.000

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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#14 (size: 21, density: 0.328571)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
150.4650.329-0.508
2170.4650.329-0.508
3140.4580.324-0.533
4180.3840.272-0.797
590.3570.252-0.897
620.3560.252-0.898
770.3480.246-0.927
880.3260.230-1.007
910.3110.220-1.060
10210.2830.200-1.162

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

Mean: 0.293Mean in random network: 0.606
Std.dev: 0.098Std.dev in random network: 0.278

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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#14

RankAgentValue
150.329
2170.329
3140.324
4180.272
590.252
620.252
770.246
880.230
910.220
10210.200

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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#14 (size: 21, density: 0.328571)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
151.0000.0507.050
2171.0000.0507.050
390.6900.0341.588
410.6450.0320.805
580.6060.0300.117
6130.6060.0300.117
7200.6060.0300.117
830.5880.029-0.197
9160.5260.026-1.287
10150.4650.023-2.364

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

Mean: 0.492Mean in random network: 0.599
Std.dev: 0.221Std.dev in random network: 0.057

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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#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.5000.025
2180.4440.022
320.4350.022
470.4350.022
5210.4080.020
660.3570.018
740.3450.017
8150.3450.017
9190.3450.017
1030.3330.017

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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#14 (size: 21, density: 0.328571)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
150.322122.40210.289
230.21581.5626.257
3210.19975.7505.683
4180.11644.2102.569
5200.10540.0832.162
6150.07628.7601.044
7140.06825.9500.766
870.05721.7670.353
990.05018.9020.071
1010.03412.795-0.532

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

Mean: 0.061Mean in random network: 0.048
Std.dev: 0.086Std.dev in random network: 0.027

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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#14

RankAgentValue
1170.644
250.624
390.444
480.397
510.353
6200.296
7150.290
8130.279
930.259
1070.244

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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#14

RankAgentValue
1140.605
2180.488
320.476
470.450
5210.377
6190.354
710.286
890.273
9160.255
1050.253

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
150.0774.398
2170.0774.398
390.0653.749
480.0633.639
510.0603.473
6130.0553.134
7200.0543.092
8150.0512.939
930.0512.937
10180.0492.797

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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#14

RankAgentValue
1519.000
21719.000
31418.000
41811.000
5210.000
698.000
777.000
887.000
916.000
10215.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
150.2004.000
270.2004.000
390.2004.000
4140.2004.000
510.1503.000
620.1503.000
7130.1503.000
8210.1503.000
9180.1002.000
10200.1002.000

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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#14

RankAgentValue
1120.733
240.667
3100.667
4110.633
560.607
6150.597
7200.589
8130.571
9190.544
1030.518

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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
15555141455
2317171718181714
3219141422917
4181181877818
520899212117
6151322196139
714207714202
8738851531
9916119191521
1011521216378