Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#3

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#3

Input data: ACTOR#3

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:32:38 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count191.000
Density0.455
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.675
Characteristic path length1.564
Clustering coefficient0.637
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.505
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.492
Betweenness centralization0.167
Closeness centralization0.471
Eigenvector centralization0.179
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (67% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.1500.9000.4550.199
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]6.00036.00018.1907.980
In-degree centrality0.0500.9500.4550.239
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00019.0009.0954.780
Out-degree centrality0.2000.8500.4550.183
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]4.00017.0009.0953.650
Eigenvector centrality0.1250.4560.2940.093
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0880.3230.2080.065
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0880.3230.2080.065
Closeness centrality0.5130.8700.6510.090
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0260.0430.0330.004
In-Closeness centrality0.4650.9520.6600.121
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0230.0480.0330.006
Betweenness centrality0.0000.1890.0300.044
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00071.78611.28616.760
Hub centrality0.1440.4570.2940.094
Authority centrality0.0420.5170.2800.130
Information centrality0.0310.0640.0480.009
Information centrality [Unscaled]2.7365.6274.2160.834
Clique membership count1.00025.0007.6676.312
Simmelian ties0.0000.8000.3620.203
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00016.0007.2384.070
Clustering coefficient0.4001.0000.6370.169

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#3 (size: 21, density: 0.454762)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.90036.0004.097
220.82533.0003.407
330.67527.0002.027
4180.65026.0001.797
570.62525.0001.567
6110.60024.0001.337
7170.50020.0000.416
880.47519.0000.186
9100.47519.0000.186
10190.47519.0000.186

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

Mean: 0.455Mean in random network: 0.455
Std.dev: 0.199Std.dev in random network: 0.109

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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#3

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.95019.000
220.90018.000
3180.75015.000
470.70014.000
5110.65013.000
630.60012.000
780.60012.000
850.4509.000
960.4509.000
10130.4509.000

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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#3

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.85017.000
220.75015.000
330.75015.000
4100.60012.000
5170.60012.000
670.55011.000
7110.55011.000
8180.55011.000
9190.50010.000
10210.4509.000

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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#3 (size: 21, density: 0.454762)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.4560.323-0.807
220.4510.319-0.826
370.4150.294-0.961
4180.3880.274-1.064
530.3860.273-1.068
680.3420.242-1.231
7110.3400.240-1.240
8170.3350.237-1.259
9100.3290.233-1.282
10190.3040.215-1.373

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

Mean: 0.294Mean in random network: 0.674
Std.dev: 0.093Std.dev in random network: 0.269

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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#3

RankAgentValue
1140.323
220.319
370.294
4180.274
530.273
680.242
7110.240
8170.237
9100.233
10190.215

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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#3 (size: 21, density: 0.454762)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.8700.0434.288
220.8000.0402.936
330.8000.0402.936
4100.7140.0361.270
5170.7140.0361.270
670.6900.0340.792
7110.6900.0340.792
8180.6900.0340.792
9190.6670.0330.345
1010.6250.031-0.465

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

Mean: 0.651Mean in random network: 0.649
Std.dev: 0.090Std.dev in random network: 0.051

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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#3

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.9520.048
220.9090.045
3180.8000.040
470.7690.038
5110.7410.037
630.7140.036
780.7140.036
850.6450.032
960.6450.032
10130.6450.032

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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#3 (size: 21, density: 0.454762)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.18971.7866.061
220.10138.4722.601
330.06926.1741.324
4180.06524.7311.175
570.04015.2420.189
6110.03011.312-0.219
7100.0228.535-0.507
8190.0217.793-0.584
980.0186.690-0.699
10170.0166.229-0.747

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

Mean: 0.030Mean in random network: 0.035
Std.dev: 0.044Std.dev in random network: 0.025

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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#3

RankAgentValue
1140.457
220.442
330.422
4170.395
5100.386
6110.363
770.353
8180.346
9190.327
10210.292

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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#3

RankAgentValue
1140.517
220.504
3180.442
470.423
580.391
6110.377
730.368
850.285
9130.285
10190.285

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#3

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.0645.627
220.0615.391
330.0615.383
4170.0564.942
5100.0564.928
670.0544.813
7180.0544.776
8110.0544.758
9190.0524.576
10210.0494.305

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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#3

RankAgentValue
11425.000
2222.000
3715.000
41814.000
5310.000
61110.000
7109.000
886.000
9176.000
1055.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#3

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.80016.000
220.75015.000
330.60012.000
4110.55011.000
5180.55011.000
670.4509.000
760.4008.000
8170.4008.000
9190.4008.000
10210.4008.000

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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#3

RankAgentValue
1151.000
2161.000
340.833
4120.789
510.786
6210.778
760.722
880.674
9100.621
10170.614

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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
11414141414141414
222222222
33377181833
418101818771018
5717331111177
61178833711
710111111881117
81918171755188
98191010661910
10171191913132119