Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#16

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#16

Input data: ACTOR#16

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:32:01 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count49.000
Density0.117
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.043
Characteristic path length1.435
Clustering coefficient0.422
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.858
Krackhardt hierarchy0.976
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.347
Degree centralization0.175
Betweenness centralization0.026
Closeness centralization0.035
Eigenvector centralization0.277
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (4% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0500.2750.1170.077
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]2.00011.0004.6673.060
In-degree centrality0.0000.4500.1170.161
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0009.0002.3333.212
Out-degree centrality0.0500.2000.1170.042
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.0004.0002.3330.836
Eigenvector centrality0.1180.5280.2780.134
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0830.3740.1960.095
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0830.3740.1960.095
Closeness centrality0.0500.0760.0590.007
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0040.0030.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.6250.1120.163
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0310.0060.008
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0290.0050.009
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00011.1671.7623.286
Hub centrality0.0890.5010.2860.117
Authority centrality0.0000.8370.1760.254
Information centrality0.0290.0600.0480.008
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.7271.4871.1840.200
Clique membership count1.0008.0002.7142.452
Simmelian ties0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Clustering coefficient0.1111.0000.4220.244

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#16 (size: 21, density: 0.116667)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.27511.0002.260
2180.27511.0002.260
370.2259.0001.546
4140.2259.0001.546
5210.2008.0001.190
650.1757.0000.833
7190.1255.0000.119
890.1004.000-0.238
9130.1004.000-0.238
10160.1004.000-0.238

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

Mean: 0.117Mean in random network: 0.117
Std.dev: 0.077Std.dev in random network: 0.070

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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#16

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.4509.000
220.4008.000
370.4008.000
4140.3507.000
5210.3507.000
650.2004.000
7190.1002.000
810.0501.000
980.0501.000
1090.0501.000

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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#16

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1130.2004.000
2160.2004.000
320.1503.000
430.1503.000
550.1503.000
690.1503.000
7190.1503.000
8200.1503.000
910.1002.000
1040.1002.000

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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#16 (size: 21, density: 0.116667)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.5280.3740.452
220.5100.3610.394
3140.4910.3480.335
450.4670.3300.256
570.4300.3040.138
6190.3530.250-0.105
7210.3500.248-0.114
890.2750.195-0.353
9130.2750.195-0.353
1030.2650.188-0.384

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

Mean: 0.278Mean in random network: 0.386
Std.dev: 0.134Std.dev in random network: 0.314

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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#16

RankAgentValue
1180.374
220.361
3140.348
450.330
570.304
6190.250
7210.248
890.195
9130.195
1030.188

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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#16 (size: 21, density: 0.116667)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1130.0760.004-4.142
290.0700.004-4.236
3160.0660.003-4.310
4190.0660.003-4.314
5200.0660.003-4.314
630.0620.003-4.382
750.0620.003-4.382
840.0620.003-4.386
910.0580.003-4.446
1080.0580.003-4.446

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

Mean: 0.059Mean in random network: 0.311
Std.dev: 0.007Std.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#16

RankAgentValueUnscaled
170.6250.031
2210.5880.029
3180.1380.007
420.1370.007
5140.0710.004
650.0590.003
7190.0530.003
810.0500.002
980.0500.002
1090.0500.002

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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#16 (size: 21, density: 0.116667)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.02911.167-0.933
2140.0249.167-1.017
3180.0207.667-1.080
450.0114.000-1.235
570.0072.500-1.298
6190.0031.000-1.361
7210.0031.000-1.361
880.0010.500-1.382

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

Mean: 0.005Mean in random network: 0.088
Std.dev: 0.009Std.dev in random network: 0.062

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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#16

RankAgentValue
130.501
250.501
3190.430
4200.430
520.398
6160.394
710.350
8110.309
9130.277
1090.261

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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#16

RankAgentValue
1180.837
2140.634
320.630
470.461
5210.371
650.333
7190.128
810.094
9100.094
1090.066

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#16

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1130.0601.487
2160.0601.487
320.0581.453
450.0551.375
5190.0541.349
690.0541.337
730.0541.330
8200.0541.330
9180.0491.211
10140.0481.200

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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#16

RankAgentValue
128.000
2188.000
377.000
4216.000
555.000
6144.000
782.000
8162.000
9192.000
10202.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#16

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): ACTOR#16

RankAgentValue
161.000
2121.000
310.667
440.500
590.500
6100.500
7110.500
8130.500
9150.500
10170.500

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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
12131818187132
2149222211618
31816141471827
451955142314
5720772114521
619319195595
7215212119191919
8849911209
911131388113
10383399416