Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#15

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#15

Input data: ACTOR#15

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:31:56 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count101.000
Density0.240
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.403
Characteristic path length2.000
Clustering coefficient0.615
Network levels (diameter)4.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.726
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.618
Betweenness centralization0.477
Closeness centralization1.010
Eigenvector centralization0.341
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (40% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0500.8000.2400.182
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]2.00032.0009.6197.293
In-degree centrality0.0500.6500.2400.190
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00013.0004.8103.800
Out-degree centrality0.0501.0000.2400.210
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00020.0004.8104.205
Eigenvector centrality0.1090.5860.2770.135
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0770.4140.1960.096
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0770.4140.1960.096
Closeness centrality0.3171.0000.5320.141
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0160.0500.0270.007
In-Closeness centrality0.4170.7410.5160.096
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0210.0370.0260.005
Betweenness centrality0.0000.5060.0530.113
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.000192.45720.00043.026
Hub centrality0.0380.6750.2550.174
Authority centrality0.0920.5830.2600.167
Information centrality0.0230.0750.0480.014
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.7792.5141.5880.480
Clique membership count1.00018.0003.9054.011
Simmelian ties0.0000.5000.1240.145
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00010.0002.4762.905
Clustering coefficient0.1821.0000.6150.235

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#15 (size: 21, density: 0.240476)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1150.80032.0006.000
2140.57523.0003.587
320.42517.0001.979
450.37515.0001.442
5180.32513.0000.906
670.30012.0000.638
7110.27511.0000.370
8210.27511.0000.370
960.25010.0000.102
10190.25010.0000.102

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

Mean: 0.240Mean in random network: 0.240
Std.dev: 0.182Std.dev in random network: 0.093

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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#15

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.65013.000
2150.60012.000
320.50010.000
470.4509.000
5180.4008.000
6210.4008.000
750.3507.000
8190.3507.000
9110.2004.000
1060.1503.000

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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#15

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1151.00020.000
2140.50010.000
350.4008.000
420.3507.000
560.3507.000
6110.3507.000
730.2505.000
8130.2505.000
9180.2505.000
1010.2004.000

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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#15 (size: 21, density: 0.240476)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1150.5860.4140.213
2140.4830.342-0.140
320.4470.316-0.266
450.4110.291-0.388
570.3990.282-0.431
6180.3840.271-0.482
7110.3610.255-0.561
8210.3170.224-0.712
960.3160.224-0.714
10190.3160.223-0.716

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

Mean: 0.277Mean in random network: 0.524
Std.dev: 0.135Std.dev in random network: 0.291

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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#15

RankAgentValue
1150.414
2140.342
320.316
450.291
570.282
6180.271
7110.255
8210.224
960.224
10190.223

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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#15 (size: 21, density: 0.240476)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1151.0000.0508.706
2140.6670.0332.922
350.6250.0312.199
420.6060.0301.871
560.6060.0301.871
6110.6060.0301.871
730.5710.0291.270
8130.5710.0291.270
9180.5710.0291.270
1010.5560.0280.994

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

Mean: 0.532Mean in random network: 0.498
Std.dev: 0.141Std.dev in random network: 0.058

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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#15

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.7410.037
2150.6900.034
320.6450.032
470.6450.032
5210.5880.029
650.5710.029
7180.5710.029
8190.5710.029
910.4760.024
1090.4650.023

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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#15 (size: 21, density: 0.240476)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1150.506192.45711.531
2140.16562.7862.664
320.16261.5312.578
4210.07628.7500.337
560.07528.3670.310
6180.07227.4400.247
750.02710.124-0.937
8110.0083.000-1.424
970.0082.867-1.433
10170.0041.500-1.527

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

Mean: 0.053Mean in random network: 0.063
Std.dev: 0.113Std.dev in random network: 0.038

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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#15

RankAgentValue
1150.675
2140.498
350.466
4110.460
520.420
660.403
730.344
8130.297
9180.280
1010.224

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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#15

RankAgentValue
1140.583
2150.536
370.515
420.443
5190.441
6180.431
750.406
8210.276
9110.226
10200.225

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#15

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1150.0752.514
2140.0652.180
350.0632.096
420.0612.049
560.0612.045
6110.0612.032
7180.0561.881
8130.0551.841
930.0551.833
1010.0501.680

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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#15

RankAgentValue
11518.000
21410.000
327.000
456.000
5216.000
665.000
775.000
8185.000
9113.000
10193.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#15

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.50010.000
2150.50010.000
320.2505.000
450.2505.000
570.1503.000
6110.1503.000
7180.1503.000
8190.1503.000
910.1002.000
1030.1002.000

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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#15

RankAgentValue
1101.000
2161.000
3201.000
430.850
510.833
690.833
7130.800
8120.667
9110.661
10190.619

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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
11515151514141515
21414141415151414
325222252
4212557725
566771821618
618111818215117
7531111518311
81113212119191321
971866111186
10171191969119