Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#18

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#18

Input data: ACTOR#18

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:32:12 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count144.000
Density0.343
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.500
Characteristic path length1.715
Clustering coefficient0.643
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.600
Krackhardt hierarchy0.095
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.561
Betweenness centralization0.220
Closeness centralization0.199
Eigenvector centralization0.240
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (50% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0500.8500.3430.195
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]2.00034.00013.7147.784
In-degree centrality0.0000.8500.3430.223
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00017.0006.8574.465
Out-degree centrality0.1000.8500.3430.208
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]2.00017.0006.8574.155
Eigenvector centrality0.0550.5020.2860.117
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0390.3550.2020.083
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0390.3550.2020.083
Closeness centrality0.2860.4760.3840.041
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0140.0240.0190.002
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.8700.5720.155
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0430.0290.008
Betweenness centrality0.0000.2460.0360.070
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00093.31913.61926.519
Hub centrality0.0480.5460.2770.135
Authority centrality0.0000.5570.2710.148
Information centrality0.0250.0690.0480.013
Information centrality [Unscaled]1.4053.8902.6690.702
Clique membership count1.00019.0005.4294.836
Simmelian ties0.0000.8500.2240.200
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00017.0004.4764.007
Clustering coefficient0.3221.0000.6430.193

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#18 (size: 21, density: 0.342857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.85034.0004.896
220.80032.0004.413
3140.57523.0002.241
4110.45018.0001.034
570.40016.0000.552
6210.40016.0000.552
7100.37515.0000.310
8190.37515.0000.310
9200.37515.0000.310
1030.30012.000-0.414

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

Mean: 0.343Mean in random network: 0.343
Std.dev: 0.195Std.dev in random network: 0.104

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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#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.85017.000
220.75015.000
3110.65013.000
4140.60012.000
5100.55011.000
6210.50010.000
770.4509.000
810.3006.000
950.3006.000
1090.3006.000

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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#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.85017.000
2180.85017.000
3140.55011.000
4200.50010.000
5130.4509.000
6190.4509.000
730.4008.000
840.3507.000
970.3507.000
1080.3507.000

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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#18 (size: 21, density: 0.342857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.5020.355-0.401
2180.4830.342-0.470
3140.4100.290-0.736
4110.4090.289-0.740
5200.3840.272-0.828
6190.3590.254-0.920
7100.3570.253-0.925
8130.3450.244-0.969
970.3340.236-1.008
1030.3000.212-1.133

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

Mean: 0.286Mean in random network: 0.613
Std.dev: 0.117Std.dev in random network: 0.277

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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#18

RankAgentValue
120.355
2180.342
3140.290
4110.289
5200.272
6190.254
7100.253
8130.244
970.236
1030.212

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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#18 (size: 21, density: 0.342857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.4760.024-2.292
2180.4760.024-2.292
3140.4170.021-3.351
4170.4080.020-3.502
5200.4080.020-3.502
6190.4000.020-3.648
730.3920.020-3.787
8130.3920.020-3.787
940.3850.019-3.921
1070.3850.019-3.921

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

Mean: 0.384Mean in random network: 0.605
Std.dev: 0.041Std.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#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.8700.043
220.8000.040
3110.7140.036
4140.7140.036
5210.6670.033
670.6450.032
7100.6450.032
810.5560.028
950.5560.028
1090.5560.028

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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#18 (size: 21, density: 0.342857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.24693.3197.513
220.23689.5437.138
3210.07628.8921.116
4140.06424.4400.674
570.05219.6320.197
6110.0176.420-1.115
760.0124.583-1.297
8100.0114.333-1.322
9200.0114.123-1.343
10190.0083.193-1.435

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

Mean: 0.036Mean in random network: 0.046
Std.dev: 0.070Std.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#18

RankAgentValue
1180.546
220.536
3140.435
4200.424
5190.375
6130.373
730.361
880.318
940.314
1070.295

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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#18

RankAgentValue
1180.557
2110.502
320.495
4100.457
5140.435
6210.346
770.332
850.298
990.298
10190.281

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.0693.890
2180.0683.832
3140.0613.412
4200.0603.369
5130.0583.251
6190.0583.249
730.0553.091
870.0532.988
980.0532.962
1040.0522.928

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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#18

RankAgentValue
1219.000
21818.000
3119.000
4148.000
577.000
6206.000
735.000
845.000
9105.000
10195.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.85017.000
220.65013.000
3140.50010.000
410.2505.000
5110.2505.000
6210.2505.000
770.2004.000
8100.2004.000
9160.2004.000
10190.2004.000

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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#18

RankAgentValue
1171.000
2120.917
3150.900
460.833
590.833
650.810
7160.767
810.733
980.690
1030.653

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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
1182221818218
2218181822182
32114141411111414
41417111114142011
572020201021137
6111919192171921
7631010710310
81013131311419
92047755720
10197339983