Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#2

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#2

Input data: ACTOR#2

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:32:22 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count110.000
Density0.262
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.158
Characteristic path length1.933
Clustering coefficient0.435
Network levels (diameter)6.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.605
Krackhardt hierarchy0.592
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.905
Degree centralization0.346
Betweenness centralization0.106
Closeness centralization0.142
Eigenvector centralization0.266
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (15% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0750.5750.2620.126
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]3.00023.00010.4765.020
In-degree centrality0.0001.0000.2620.264
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00020.0005.2385.273
Out-degree centrality0.1000.4500.2620.102
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]2.0009.0005.2382.045
Eigenvector centrality0.1150.5310.2910.104
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0820.3760.2050.074
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0820.3760.2050.074
Closeness centrality0.0960.1830.1170.024
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0050.0090.0060.001
In-Closeness centrality0.0481.0000.3620.279
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0500.0180.014
Betweenness centrality0.0000.1320.0310.043
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00050.13711.95216.525
Hub centrality0.1540.4950.2930.097
Authority centrality0.0000.7690.2210.216
Information centrality0.0300.0620.0480.009
Information centrality [Unscaled]1.6083.3062.5400.454
Clique membership count1.00029.0007.1906.609
Simmelian ties0.0000.2000.0570.069
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0004.0001.1431.390
Clustering coefficient0.2291.0000.4350.170

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#2 (size: 21, density: 0.261905)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.57523.0003.263
210.45018.0001.960
3180.45018.0001.960
4210.40016.0001.439
5200.35014.0000.918
640.32513.0000.658
760.30012.0000.397
870.27511.0000.136
9160.27511.0000.136
1050.25010.000-0.124

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

Mean: 0.262Mean in random network: 0.262
Std.dev: 0.126Std.dev in random network: 0.096

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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#2

RankAgentValueUnscaled
121.00020.000
2210.65013.000
310.60012.000
4180.55011.000
570.4509.000
660.4008.000
7140.3507.000
840.3006.000
9160.3006.000
10200.2505.000

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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#2

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1150.4509.000
2200.4509.000
350.4008.000
4130.4008.000
540.3507.000
6180.3507.000
710.3006.000
830.3006.000
980.2505.000
1090.2505.000

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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#2 (size: 21, density: 0.261905)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.5310.376-0.059
2180.4450.314-0.360
3200.4370.309-0.385
410.3840.272-0.571
5210.3820.270-0.577
650.3490.247-0.692
7150.3190.226-0.796
8140.3080.218-0.835
970.3010.213-0.860
1040.3000.212-0.864

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

Mean: 0.291Mean in random network: 0.548
Std.dev: 0.104Std.dev in random network: 0.287

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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#2

RankAgentValue
120.376
2180.314
3200.309
410.272
5210.270
650.247
7150.226
8140.218
970.213
1040.212

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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#2 (size: 21, density: 0.261905)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1150.1830.009-6.008
2130.1820.009-6.037
350.1360.007-6.829
490.1320.007-6.891
5190.1320.007-6.907
6200.1220.006-7.073
7100.1160.006-7.183
8170.1110.006-7.261
910.1080.005-7.323
1040.1080.005-7.323

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

Mean: 0.117Mean in random network: 0.531
Std.dev: 0.024Std.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#2

RankAgentValueUnscaled
121.0000.050
2210.7410.037
370.6450.032
460.6250.031
510.5710.029
640.5560.028
7180.5560.028
8110.5130.026
9160.4880.024
1080.4170.021

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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#2 (size: 21, density: 0.261905)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
110.13250.1372.142
260.12949.1002.063
340.12848.8022.040
420.05019.167-0.231
5110.04617.352-0.370
6180.04015.236-0.533
730.03613.833-0.640
8210.03312.500-0.742
9200.02710.219-0.917
10160.0207.595-1.118

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

Mean: 0.031Mean in random network: 0.058
Std.dev: 0.043Std.dev in random network: 0.034

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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#2

RankAgentValue
1200.495
250.456
3150.440
4130.382
5180.373
630.368
740.358
880.327
990.307
10110.299

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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#2

RankAgentValue
120.769
210.555
3210.512
4180.488
570.375
6140.345
760.315
8160.274
9200.234
1040.229

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#2

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1200.0623.306
2150.0613.255
350.0593.134
4130.0593.121
5180.0562.998
640.0542.896
730.0522.787
810.0512.715
980.0482.559
1090.0482.552

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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#2

RankAgentValue
1229.000
22018.000
31816.000
42111.000
5110.000
659.000
7147.000
866.000
976.000
10156.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#2

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.2004.000
220.1503.000
3160.1503.000
4180.1503.000
5210.1503.000
640.1002.000
760.1002.000
870.1002.000
9110.1002.000

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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#2

RankAgentValue
1171.000
2120.750
3100.583
480.482
530.467
690.450
750.433
8110.433
9190.433
1040.431

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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
11152222152
261318182121201
345202017518
429111861321
51119212171420
618205564184
73101515141816
82117141441137
9201771616816
101644420895